Appeals Court Thwarts Goldman Shareholders’ Class Action Over Subprime Securities January 16, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court said a shareholder lawsuit accusing Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of fraudulently claiming to put client interests...
West Virginia Proposes Comprehensive Drug Plan to Address State Opioid Crisis January 16, 2018 By Michael Virtanen State health officials are proposing a multifaceted plan for confronting the drug crisis killing hundreds of West Virginians each year,...
Insurance Industry Bands Together to Make a Difference in North Carolina City January 16, 2018 By Amy O'Connor A group of insurance and risk management professionals are working together to make a difference in one of North Carolina’s...
Deaths, Damage from California Mudslides Rise in Wealthy Montecito Community January 15, 2018 By Edvard Pettersson The mudslides on the California coastal town of Montecito have devastated a wealthy enclave where billionaires including Charlie Munger, Eric...
Update: Sunken Iranian Oil Tanker Causes Large Oil Slick in East China Sea January 15, 2018 By Yuka Obayashi and Josephine Mason A stricken Iranian tanker that sank in the East China Sea on Sunday in the worst oil ship disaster in...
Iowa High-Rise Project Uncertain After Property Swap with Insurer January 12, 2018 The developer of an $88 million high-rise project in downtown Des Moines has announced plans to trade the land to...
Chicago-Area Fire Destroys Half of Metal Recycling Facility January 12, 2018 Crews worked through the night to extinguish large fire at a recycling facility in suburban Chicago. No injuries were reported...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Houston’s AquaSurance January 12, 2018 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired AquaSurance LLC in Houston, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not...
J.M. Wilson Adds James as Assistant Property/Casualty Underwriter in Ohio January 12, 2018 J.M. Wilson has hired Taylor James as assistant property/casualty underwriter in its Westerville, Ohio, office. James is responsible for assisting...
Philadelphia Insurance Cos. Employees Plant Trees in Wildfire-Devastated Texas Park January 12, 2018 Fifty Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) employees are supporting the company’s efforts to plant 80,000 trees for the third consecutive year...