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Merck Will Pay $830M to Settle Securities Suit Over Recalled Heart Drug
U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co on Friday said it would pay $830 million to settle a federal class action lawsuit involving allegations the company failed to adequately inform investors about heart ...
Auto Liability Will Buck Price Declines, and Other Marsh 2016 Predictions
Pricing may be plunging across much of the U.S. casualty market in 2016, but not for auto liability. Higher pricing and reduced capacity will likely hit automotive liability over the next year, ...
Asia P/C Investment Driven by Limits at Home: Arch Capital, XL Catlin Execs
It is pretty clear at this point: Asia investment in the European and U.S. P/C sectors last year is widely expected to continue through 2016. Reasons why this is happening, however, remain a matter ...
Watch This Video: Could Cyber Kill the Insurance Industry?
Cyber could kill the insurance industry. That's a bold statement to make, and North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm made it to Carrier Management during the Property/Casualty Insurance Joint ...
Nuclear Liability Insurance is Sticking Point in Westinghouse India Reactor Deal
Toshiba Corp's Westinghouse Electric hopes to clinch a deal to build six nuclear reactors in India by end-March, its CEO said, in time for a possible visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ...
Self-Driving Car Rollout Will Accelerate Under New U.S. Government Plan
Self-driving cars will get closer to appearing on American roads under a U.S. Transportation Department plan to speed their rollout. Regulators will allow automakers that can demonstrate they have a ...
Liberty Mutual Grows Chile Market Share with New Acquisition
With one acquisition, Liberty Mutual Insurance has become a dominant player in Chile, a decade after first entering the market there. The Massachusetts-based property/casualty insurer said it has ...
Ironshore Turns to Shanghai with Launch of Lloyd’s China Platform
Ironshore International, now fully owned by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International, is expanding into Shanghai via Lloyd's. The Bermuda-based specialty property/casualty insurer will be doing this ...