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Tokyo Prepares for 1-in-200-Year Flood to Top Sandy
Tokyo, the world's most populated metropolis, is building defenses for the possibility of a flood in the next 200 years that could dwarf the damage superstorm Sandy wrought on the U.S. East Coast. ...
Biggest Supreme Court Ruling Nobody Has Heard About
The Supreme Court has yet to decide this year's attention-grabbing cases on same-sex marriage, affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act. But last week, a divided court decided Arlington v. FCC, ...
Producer compensation programs send clear messages about what a carrier values. Commission rates, incentive structures, bonuses, and performance thresholds direct...
Allstate Settles Mortgage-Backed Securities Suit Against Citigroup
Allstate Corp. and Citigroup Inc. agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the insurer in New York state court accusing the bank of fraudulently selling hundreds of millions of dollars of mortgage-backed ...
Oklahoma Tornado to Cost Insurers Up to $3.5 Billion, Says RMS
The tornado that leveled an Oklahoma City suburb last week probably cost insurers $2 billion to $3.5 billion in claims, according to catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions Inc. The estimate ...
New York State: Ex-AIG Chief Greenberg Should Face Trial
Hank Greenberg should still face trial over sham transactions he is accused of orchestrating while he was head of American International Group, even though New York has dropped most of its claims ...New York Regulator Requests Details on Insurers’ Cyber Security Plans
New York's top financial regulator has asked some of the largest U.S. insurance companies to disclose details on their preparedness for cyber attacks, following a similar request to major banks ...
Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling on Disabled Employee’s Right to Job
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away an appeal by United Airlines that sought to limit a federal law that requires employers to accommodate disabled workers. The justices today left intact a federal ...
AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Hopes Court Will End Spitzer Suit Over Reinsurance
Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former chief executive officer of American International Group Inc., is set to ask New York's highest court today to clear his name and dismiss what remains of an ...