Insurers Warned on Rise in Fraudulent Car Rental Schemes March 19, 2014 By Denise Johnson In the last 12 months, Kraig Palmer he has seen rental car schemes “rise faster than any other auto fraud...
West Virginia Spill Firm CEO Seeks Paycheck, Insurance Cover for Legal Fees March 19, 2014 The president of the company that spilled chemicals into 300,000 West Virginians’ water supply wants to get paid for work...
Google Escapes Privacy Class Action with Judge’s Ruling March 19, 2014 Google Inc. won a significant legal victory as a U.S. judge decided not to combine several lawsuits that accuse the...
Viacom Settles $1B Copyright Suit Against Google Over YouTube Videos March 19, 2014 By Sarah Rabil Google Inc. and Viacom Inc. settled Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit claiming YouTube violated copyrights by letting users post video clips...
How Local Bank Failures Crippled Georgia Economy March 19, 2014 By Steve Mathews Georgia homebuilder Blankenship Homes lost its source of loans for new construction after four local community banks failed since 2009....
Ford, Chamber Seek Trial Transcripts in Garlock Asbestos Recovery March 19, 2014 By Bill Rochelle Ford Motor Co. joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in seeking transcripts of a trial in which a bankruptcy judge...
China’s Ping An Teams up with Travel Site to Sell Smog Insurance March 19, 2014 Ping An Insurance Group Co., China’s second-biggest insurer, is collaborating with Ctrip.com International Ltd. to sell smog insurance to tourists...
ING to End Majority Stake in U.S. Business in $1.2 Billion Sale March 19, 2014 By Maud van Gaal and Zachary Tracer ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial-services company, will end its majority stake in its U.S. insurance unit with another...
ACE Adds Crisis Management Services to European Environmental Risks Coverage March 19, 2014 ACE announced from London that it has “expanded its environmental risk insurance proposition to add crisis management cover, as part...
JLT Towers Re Launches Expanded Bermuda Operation March 19, 2014 JLT Towers Re has announced the launch of its newly combined operations in Bermuda. “JLT Towers Re Bermuda has been...