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Markel Division Draws Attention of U.S., Bermuda Regulators
Markel Corp. disclosed that U.S. and Bermuda regulators are inquiring about loss reserves from one of its divisions. The Virginia-based specialty insurer said that it was initially contacted on Nov. ...
Clues From Massive Marriott Hack Reportedly Implicate China
Hackers behind a massive breach at hotel group Marriott International Inc left clues suggesting they were working for a Chinese government intelligence gathering operation, according to sources ...
Insurance Broker A.J. Gallagher, Others View ‘Clean’ Coal Subsidies as Major Profit Generator
Earlier this year, the chief financial officer of global insurance giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. explained to analysts how the company had turned a little-known U.S. energy subsidy into a ...
UK Can End Brexit If It Wishes, According to EU Top Court Opinion
The U.K. should be allowed to reverse Brexit, according to an advisory opinion from the European Union's top court that will fuel the campaign to thwart the divorce. The opinion, which isn't binding, ...
Last-Ditch Effort Begins to Pass Self-Driving Car Bill
Key U.S. senators are making a last-ditch effort to win approval of a bill to speed the use of self-driving cars without human controls, but face an uphill battle on Capitol Hill. Staff for ...
Flood Insurance, Terrorism Cover, FIO Will Be on the 2019 P/C Congressional Agenda
Reform and long-term renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program will be high on the property/casualty insurance industry's agenda when the new Congress begins its work in January 2019. Congress ...
UK Trade Secretary Urges Colleagues to Back Brexit Deal or Be Trapped in EU Forever
U.K. Trade Secretary Liam Fox, a veteran Brexit campaigner, told his colleagues to back Theresa May's divorce deal or risk trapping the country in the European Union. Speaking in a Bloomberg ...
Report: Ex-GE Employees Being Questioned About Legacy Insurance Business
General Electric Co's former employees are being questioned by federal investigators about details in a legacy insurance business that led to accounting issues at the conglomerate last year, the Wall ...