Lawyers for Standard and Poor’s, responding to a U.S. government probe, have tried for months to show it did nothing...
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Barely two weeks after the big subprime lender New Century Financial Corp. went bankrupt, a top Standard & Poor’s executive...
BP Plc has tallied up claims made by states and local governments on the U.S. Gulf Coast for economic and...
Philadelphia Insurance Companies, a Bala Cynwyd, Penn.-based property/casualty and professional liability insurance company for niche markets, announced Tuesday that Robert...
Markel Corp. reported 2012 fourth-quarter net profit to shareholders of $56.79 million, up 13.2 percent compared to $50.18 million reported...
Beazley plc has launched new computer crime and account takeover coverages for financial institutions. The enhanced computer crime policy is...
The U.S. government is seeking $5 billion in its civil lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s, accusing the ratings service of...
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reported a net loss of $46 million for the 2012 fourth quarter, in contrast...
Confie Seguros, a national personal lines insurance brokerage network, has acquired two additional agencies: Cannello Agency in Niagara, New York,...
Insurance brokers across the country reported price increases in the commercial lines market in the fourth quarter of 2012. According...