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Chubb’s Estimated Q4 California Wildfire Losses Surpass $200M
California wildfires from earlier this fall will likely slam Chubb with sizable fourth-quarter catastrophe lost costs. Those numbers are significantly lower, however, than the insurer's Q3 hits from ...
Former Justice Dept. Employee Admits Trying to Sell Secret U.S. Whistleblower Suits
A former partner at a major law firm in Washington pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges that he tried to sell copies of sealed whistleblower lawsuits against corporations that he obtained while ...
Squabble Over Ireland Delays Brexit Deal
Theresa May's efforts to find a compromise on the Irish border that will unblock Brexit talks struggled on, with both sides digging in on Thursday as the clock ticks down to a deadline next week. ...
Lloyd’s Has Paid Claims of $1.7B for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma & Maria—So Far
The Lloyd's market has paid claims worth $1.7 billion, to date, in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Earlier this year, Lloyd's estimated a total commitment of $4.8 billion for the three ...
Turo: The Insurance Question
The editors of Carrier Management wondered about insurance questions surrounding one of the sharing economy innovations described in Dennis Chookaszian's accompanying article—the car sharing ...
U.S. Asbestos Payments Grow in 2016; Incurred Losses Drop: A.M. Best
While U.S. asbestos-related incurred losses dropped in 2016, insurance payments grew 9 percent and hit $3.2 billion for the year, a new A.M. Best report concludes. The $3.2 billion figure exceeds the ...
SCOTUS Seems Reluctant to Broaden Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections
Conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared reluctant to broaden protections for corporate insiders who blow the whistle on securities law violations or fraud by their ...
Patriot National Will Reorganize for Acquiring Lenders; Subsidiaries to File Chapter 11
Patriot National Inc., which provides technology, outsourcing and underwriting services to the insurance industry, has announced a plan of reorganization as part of a restructuring support agreement ...