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NYC Suit Against Oil Companies Over Climate Change Damage Faces Uphill Battle
New York City's effort to hold oil and gas producers responsible for costs related to the environmental effects of their products faces an uphill battle as it tries to stretch current law to address ...
Wildfires, Trump Tax Cuts to Cause XL Group Some Q4 Pain
Fourth-quarter natural catastrophes took a toll on XL Group Ltd.'s bottom line, and the new Trump tax cuts will also cause some temporary pain, based on revised estimates from the Bermuda-based ...
Allianz Group Will Acquire DAS Switzerland, a Legal Protection Insurer, From Munich Re’s ERGO
Allianz Group has agreed to acquire the legal protection insurer DAS Switzerland and the assets of DAS Luxembourg and Slovakia from German insurance group ERGO Group AG, the Munich Re subsidiary. The ...
Hippo, an InsurTech Focused on the Homeowners Market, Readies an Expansion
Hippo, an InsurTech focused on providing super-quick homeowners insurance, said it is gearing up for U.S. expansion enabled by a new strategic partnership. The California-based startup said it has ...
Truck Owners Sue Ford, Alleging Diesel Emissions Were Rigged
Ford Motor Co. rigged at least 500,000 heavy-duty trucks to beat emissions tests, drivers claimed in a lawsuit, adding to the tally of carmakers linked to diesel-cheating allegations worldwide that ...
AIG Reportedly Weighed $10B Bid for Voya Financial
American International Group Inc. may be back in the market for large-scale deals. The insurer was in talks to buy Voya Financial Inc. in a transaction valued at more than $10 billion before ...
Berkshire Hathaway Promotes Likely Buffett Successors Abel and Jain
Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday promoted two of its top executives, Gregory Abel and Ajit Jain, adding them to its board and cementing their status as the most likely successors to Warren Buffett ...
AmTrust CEO Zyskind, Stone Point Capital Propose Taking Insurer Private
A bid is afoot to take AmTrust Financial Services private. Stone Point Capital Partners, along with AmTrust Chairman and CEO Barry Zyskind and Director George Karfunkel (and his wife, Leah ...