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U.S. Supreme Court May Raise Bar For Housing Discrimination Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court is positioned to wipe out a major category of housing-discrimination suits, and civil rights groups are running out of ways to stop it. In arguments Wednesday in Washington, ...
Willis Group Reorganizes and Promotes a Key Executive
Willis Group Holdings plc has officially reorganized from three operating segments into four, and promoted a key executive as part of the changes. The global insurance/reinsurance broker and risk ...
QBE Selling U.S. Agency Biz For $300M
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. announced Tuesday that it is selling its U.S. agency businesses to California-based Alliant Services Inc. for about $300 million and exiting the distribution business. The ...
Risk Expert Admits That Preventing Stupid Customer Decisions Isn’t Easy
Property cat losses were relatively low in 2014. That likely won't continue in 2015, in part because of the "stupid" decisions customers unavoidably make, a risk management expert said recently. "You ...
South African Floods and Torrential Rains Kill Hundreds
The likely death toll from flooding and torrential rain in Mozambique, Malawi and the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar reached the 260 mark, with almost 300,000 people driven from their homes. ...
QBE Gains Ratings Upgrade From A.M. Best as Revamp Continues
QBE Insurance Group got a ratings upgrade from A.M. Best for operating subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Australia and North America, reflecting a positive response to the company's ongoing revamp. ...
J&J Claims Illegal Solicitation of Women to Join Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson said in a court filing on Wednesday that women are being illegally solicited by unknown callers trying to persuade them to sue over transvaginal mesh devices, which are the ...
I.I.I. Survey: Cyber Insurance Will See Major 2015 Growth
Property/casualty insurance executives overwhelmingly predict growth in both cyber insurance and M&A activity in 2015, according to a new Insurance Information Institute annual survey. I.I.I.'s ...