Buffett, National Indemnity Offer $3.2 Billion for Transatlantic August 7, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz and Dhanya Skariachan A unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. made a $3.24 billion buyout offer for Transatlantic Holdings Inc., topping two...
California Insurance Department Gives Grants to District Attorneys August 5, 2011 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today announced $3.2 million in grants to California District Attorneys aimed at combating fraudulent disability...
BancorpSouth and First National Bank Enter Sale Agreement August 5, 2011 BancorpSouth, Inc. announced that its banking subsidiary, BancorpSouth Bank, and the First National Bank of Hughes Springs, Texas, have entered...
Chartis Expands Building Services Contractors’ General Liability Coverage August 5, 2011 By Andrea Wells Chartis introduced a new general liaiblity product for building services contractors to address several target casualty exposures in a single...
LA Car Arson Suspect May Have Set Fires in Japan August 5, 2011 Fire investigators tried to determine Wednesday whether a man arrested for investigation of a serial arson spree in the San...
AIPSO Appoints Western Region Manager August 5, 2011 AIPSO has appointed Roberta Haskins to serve as the manager of its Western Region, which includes the California Automobile Assigned...
XL Insurance Appoints Western Property Executive August 5, 2011 XL Insurance has appointed Wade Pitman as senior vice president and Western senior executive for property. Pitman will be based...
AIG Plans to Keep Mortgage Insurance Unit August 5, 2011 Bailed-out insurer American International Group plans to hold on to its mortgage insurance business even as the rest of that...
Wells Fargo to Pay $590 Million to Settle Wachovia Claim August 5, 2011 By Andrew Longstreth and Dan Wilchins Wells Fargo & Co. plans to pay $590 million to settle a class action lawsuit regarding Wachovia preferred securities and...
Illinoisan Admits $2.4 Million Investment Scheme August 5, 2011 A judge has set a November sentencing date for a southwestern Illinois businessman who’s admitted orchestrating a scheme that swindled...