Court Upholds Consumer Financial Bureau Structure Over Trump, Business Complaints January 31, 2018 By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director’s job regained a measure of security Wednesday when a U.S. appeals court said the...
Allianz Acquires Liberty International’s U.S. Product Recall Business Renewals January 31, 2018 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is acquiring the renewal portfolio of Liberty Mutual Insurance’s U.S. product recall and special...
Chubb Records Solid Q4 and Year Despite Catastrophe Losses January 31, 2018 Chubb had a solid last quarter of 2017 and year even though challenged by wildfire and other catastrophe costs. Fourth...
Casualty Catastrophe Modeler Praedicat Raises $6 Million January 31, 2018 Praedicat said it has completed a $6 million, early-stage financing. The Los Angeles-based casualty catastrophe modeling company plans to use...
5 Simple Risk Management Tips for Super Bowl LII January 31, 2018 By Martin J. Frappolli As we approach Super Bowl LII in US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis in which all-time great quarterback Tom Brady leads...
Puerto Rico Bondholders Suffer Setback as Lawsuit Dismissed January 31, 2018 By Nick Brown A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by some of Puerto Rico’s bondholders, who had argued that the...
Business Risk Partners Expands Into Financial Services Sector January 30, 2018 Business Risk Partners (BRP) has expanded into the financial services sector with the addition of two specialty insurance coverages: miscellaneous...
Number of Securities Class Actions Up But Settlement Values Down January 30, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel The number of class action lawsuits in the United States accusing companies of fraud and other securities law violations soared...
SEC Inquires About MetLife’s Missed Pension Payments January 30, 2018 By Suzanne Barlyn and Sweta Singh MetLife Inc. said on Monday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into the insurer’s failure to pay some...
3 Giants – Berkshire, Amazon, JPMorgan- to Form Joint Employee Health Venture January 30, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are partnering to create an independent healthcare company for their U.S. employees...