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PartnerRe Says German Hail Impact to Exceed $50M
PartnerRe Ltd. announced estimates of its cost for the German hailstorms that occurred in the last week of July 2013, putting the losses at between $50 million and $60 million pre-tax. The range of ...
World Trade Center Developer’s Insurance Recoupment Suit Dismissed
Real estate developer Larry Silverstein can't recoup any of the $1.2 billion recovered by World Trade Center insurers in settlements with airlines and airport security companies over the Sept. 11, ...
Concerns About Fracking Fluids Emerge in Flood-Struck Colorado
Contaminated water spilling from flooded oil and gas drilling sites in Colorado is refocusing attention on the environmental risks surrounding America's fracking boom. Floods that have devastated ...
New Jersey Boardwalk Fire Linked to Sandy-Damaged Wiring
The massive fire that destroyed part of a Jersey Shore boardwalk and dozens of businesses began accidentally in wiring damaged by Superstorm Sandy—and should prompt coastal property owners to ...
D&O Lawsuits by FDIC on Fast Pace: Cornerstone Research
This year's Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) litigation over failed financial institutions is already exceeding that of the previous three years. According to a new report by Cornerstone ...
Tower Group to Release 2Q in Early October; Reserve Adjustment Under Wraps
Tower Group International, Ltd. announced Tuesday that it plans to release its second-quarter 2013 financial results during the week of Oct. 7. The announcement said the company does not expect to ...Corzine Masterminded ‘Scheme’ at MF Global, New Trustee Says; D&O Insurance Intact?
Jon Corzine, the former head of MF Global Holdings Ltd., masterminded a scheme to inflate earnings that led to the eighth-biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history, according to an updated lawsuit filed by ...
Ex-JPM ‘Whale’ Deputy Argues He Was Just Following Orders
A lawyer for a former JPMorgan Chase & Co employee who worked with "the London Whale" Bruno Iksil, has been trying to convince U.S. prosecutors that his client was the unwitting victim of ...