Government
Hackers, Hitting U.S. Govt., Stole Personal Data From 22.1 Million People
Hackers stole Social Security numbers and other personal data for about 22.1 million people in breaches of the U.S. government's personnel office, the Obama administration said. The total includes ...
Bank of England to Give December Verdict on Solvency II Insurer Risk Models
The Bank of England will issue its verdict in December on the models insurance companies use to quantify risk and determine capital requirements as the industry prepares for the new European Union ...
Texas Court Approves $84.4M Settlement in 2002 Farmers Insurance Case
A Travis County, Texas district court has granted preliminary approval of a settlement with Farmers Insurance Group that will return $84.4 million to policyholders stemming from a 2002 homeowners ...
Credit Insurers Refusing New Coverage to Greek Customers
Credit insurers are refusing to offer new cover to companies carrying out trade with Greece because of uncertainty over the solvency of Greek customers hit by capital controls, a Greek importer told ...
Regulators of Aetna Humana Deal Could Question Other Insurer Deals
Aetna Inc.'s $37 billion deal to buy smaller health insurer Humana Inc. will face rigorous scrutiny from U.S. regulators, which antitrust experts said could also make other large-scale mergers in the ...
Court Clarifies Rule on Unpaid Internships
Unpaid internships are legal when they are closely tied to interns' educations, a U.S. appeals court in Manhattan said on Thursday in reversing a decision that Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc. broke the ...
Fracking Officially Banned in New York, Ending Seven-Year Review
New York formalized its ban on high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas on Monday, concluding a seven-year environmental and health review that drew a record number of public comments. "After ...
Delaware Bans ‘Loser Pays’ Fee Shifting in Class Actions
Delaware's governor has signed into law a ban on companies adopting rules that could force investors who bring and lose certain lawsuits to pay the company's legal costs, disappointing business ...