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Buffett Praises Successors, Lauds Apple Despite Lowering Stake
Warren Buffett assured Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday that the executives expected to succeed him were ready for the job, and he heaped praise on Apple although Berkshire trimmed its ...
Insurer Chubb Readies $350M Payout Tied to Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Chubb, which had insured Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, is getting ready to pay $350 million to the state of Maryland, in what could be the first major payout tied to the collapsing of the ...
Auto Insurance Price Inflation Overstated, Swiss Re Economists Say
The sticker shock that U.S. drivers feel when they see their auto insurance premiums jump is real—but it's not quite as bad as a major economic indicator suggests, according to Swiss Re economists. ...
Newspapers Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement Over AI Training
A group of newspapers, including the New York Daily News and Chicago Tribune, sued Microsoft and OpenAI in New York federal court on Tuesday, accusing them of misusing reporters' work to train their ...
Allstate Tops Profit Estimates on Higher Premiums, Investment Returns
Insurer Allstate posted an upbeat first-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by higher premiums and stronger investment returns. Insurers usually see stable product demand irrespective of economic ...
AIG Profit Exceeds Expectations on Lower Catastrophe Losses
American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported profit above analysts' estimates in the first quarter as lower-than-expected catastrophe losses contributed to strong underwriting results. Adjusted ...
Personal Auto Insurance Competition Heating Up, Root Execs Say
Personal lines InsurTech Root reported its first-ever quarter of operating profit and first-ever gross combined ratio below 100 for first-quarter 2024 while more than doubling gross written premiums ...
Growing Progressive Set to Hire 10,000+ in Claims, IT, Other Roles
Progressive Insurance isn't just growing the number of policies it writes but aims to hire thousands to support several years of year-over-year growth, according to a media statement published in ...