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SCOTUS May Allow Miami to Sue Banks Over Lending Bias
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated it could allow Miami to pursue lawsuits accusing major banks of predatory mortgage lending to black and Hispanic home buyers resulting in loan defaults ...
New Technologies Improving Hurricane Mitigation and Building Resiliency
New technological developments are now poised to reduce the likelihood of hurricane wind damage and to improve our understanding of the impact hurricanes have on existing building inventory. These ...
Property/Casualty Insurance Industry Ready to Work With Trump
Groups representing the U.S. property/casualty industry say they expect a soon-to-be President Donald Trump and Republican Congress will be receptive to their agenda in the months ahead. The Property ...
VW Judge: Carmaker Making Strides Settling Remaining Diesel Cheat Cases
Volkswagen AG has made substantial progress toward reaching a settlement for the remaining 80,000 diesel-cheating cars polluting U.S. roads, a federal judge said. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, ...
Liberty Mutual Completely Reverses Last Year’s Massive Q3 Loss
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. scored a significant profit during its 2016 third quarter versus the same period a year ago, thanks in part to rate increases and more policies in force. The insurer and ...
The Latest Launches From QBE North America, Aon, Arch Insurance and More
QBE North America and Stateside Underwriting Agency will provide new products for mortgage-related professionals. Aon unveiled a service for companies struggling to comply with new EU data protection ...
Cyber Theft Strikes 20,000 Tesco Bank Accounts in UK
The banking arm of Britain's biggest retailer Tesco was scrambling on Monday to deal with an online attack over the weekend on 40,000 customers' accounts, 20,000 of which had money removed. The hack ...
Double-Digit Drop in Q3 Profit for Insurance Ops at Buffett’s Berkshire
Berkshire Hathaway reported a 10.5 percent drop in operating profit for its insurance and reinsurance operations during the third quarter, with underwriting income falling 34 percent. While General ...