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Report: insurers did not shift wind claims
Sep 3 2007 // A preliminary report from the federal government has found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina onto the federal government’s flood...
MARSH UK: POSSIBLE LIABILITIES FROM SUBPRIME DEFAULTS
Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK recently issued a warning to European financial services sectors, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater Directors’ and...
The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown
Sep 3 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures — but “we’re only in the very top of...
Ohio sues Marsh, AIG, Ace, Chubb, Hartford for anti-trust violations
Sep 3 2007 // Following a three year long investigation by his office and the Ohio Department of Insurance, Attorney General Marc Dann has filed suit against the world’s largest insurance broker, Marsh & McLennan and four of...
The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown
Sep 3 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures — but “we’re only in the very top of...
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Sep 3 2007 // Report: insurers did not shift wind claims A preliminary report from the federal government has found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina...
The subprime mortgage meltdown: will insurance feel the heat?
Sep 3 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures. But it’s only the “very top of the first...
Marsh cautions Europeans on U.S. subprime crisis
Sep 3 2007 // Insurance broker Marsh UK issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater D&O and E&O...
News Currents
Sep 3 2007 // The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender...
‘Running with Scissors’ Author Settles Suit with Therapist’s Family
Aug 31 2007 // A western massachusetts family that claimed author Augusten Burroughs defamed them in his best-selling book “Running with Scissors” has settled a lawsuit against the author and his publisher, according to the...
Ky. Comair Crash Survivor Sues Designer of Runway Lights
Aug 29 2007 // The sole survivor from the airliner that crashed after taking off from the wrong runway at Lexington, Ky.’s Blue Grass Airport, killing 49 people, is suing the company that designed the runway and taxiway...
Insurer’s Civil Suit Warning Halts Probe of N.C. Lacrosse Rape Case
Aug 29 2007 // A special committee probing the Durham, N.C. Police Department’s handing of the Duke lacrosse rape case has stopped its work because the city’s liability insurance provider warned that findings could provide...
Ohio Proctor & Gamble Sues Kraft Foods for Patent Infringement
Aug 29 2007 // Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. has sued Kraft Foods Inc., charging that a new plastic container for Kraft’s Maxwell House coffee brand infringes on patents for P&G’s Folgers coffee...
Ohio Sues Marsh, AIG, Ace, Chubb, Hartford for Anti-trust Violations
Aug 28 2007 // Following a three year long investigation by his office and the Ohio Department of Insurance, Attorney General Marc Dann has filed suit against the world’s largest insurance broker, Marsh & McLennan, and four of...
Deadline Looms for Filing Suits Against Insurers Over Katrina
Aug 27 2007 // Courts in Louisiana already inundated by a wave of litigation against insurance companies over damage from Hurricane Katrina are bracing for a last-minute barrage of lawsuit filings as a deadline nears. Thousands of...
The Blame Game and the Subprime Mortgage Lending Meltdown
Aug 22 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures — but “we’re only in the very top of the...
Family Suing Mattel, Seeking Payment for Lead Testing
Aug 22 2007 // A California family has sued Mattel Inc., claiming the world’s largest toy maker should pay for testing to determine if children have been exposed to lead from millions of recalled toys. The lawsuit, which seeks...
Maryland Man Who Lost Family in Fire Sues Over Lack of Smoke Alarms
Aug 22 2007 // Alleging that a Baltimore apartment building’s management failed to install smoke detectors in the their where his fiancee and child died in a fire, a man has sued the manager for $52.3 million. The suit was filed in...
Marsh UK Warns of Possible E&O, D&O Liabilities from Subprime Defaults
Aug 21 2007 // Marsh UK issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater Directors’ and Officers’...
Ala.-Based Alfa Buyout Plan Opposed in Shareholders’ Suit
Aug 20 2007 // Eight shareholders have sued to block Montgomery, Ala-based Alfa Corp.’s $639 million proposal to buy out minority shareholders, claiming it’s an unfair price. The suit was filed in the Chancery Court of...
