Commercial Lines
PwC Ordered to Pay FDIC $625.3M Concerning Bank’s Collapse
A federal judge on Monday said PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP must pay $625.3 million in damages to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp for failing to uncover fraud that led to one of the largest bank ...
Swiss Re Launches Restrictive Coal Exposure Coverage Policy
Swiss Re has started a policy where it will not provide insurance or reinsurance to businesses with more than 30 percent thermal coal exposure. The policy, first announced in June 2017, is designed ...
XL Catlin’s VC Arm Leads $16.5M Financing for Israeli Maritime Risk Analytics Firm
XL Catlin's venture capital arm is the lead investor in a $16.5 million financing for Windward, a maritime risk analytics firm based in Israel. XL Innovate led the Series C financing, though previous ...
Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Rate Hike Momentum Sputters: Willis Re
Any momentum for property catastrophe reinsurance rate hikes in place earlier this year has largely dissipated during the June/July renewals, and some pricing has even dipped, Willis Re said in its ...
VW Employee Sues Company, Alleging Widespread Age Discrimination
A Tennessee employee of Volkswagen AG sued the automaker and alleged that it has been systematically discriminating against older workers in wake of a massive emissions scandal that tarnished the ...
$55M J&J Talc Powder Verdict Thrown Out in Missouri Appeals Court
A Missouri appeals court on Friday threw out a $55 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using its talc-based products, ...
UK PM May Seeks to Force Brexit Reckoning
This could be a deadly month for Theresa May. Unpopular at home and in Brussels, the British leader will try to restore order with a Cabinet lock-in at her country estate that's been dubbed the body ...
Tariffs, Congressional Negotiations Put Pressure on U.S. Subsidized Multiperil Crop Insurance: A.M. Best
Farm bill negotiations in Congress will potentially place serious pressure on the U.S.-subsidized multiperil crop insurance market, a new A.M. Best report concludes. Here's why: Typically, the ...