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World Cup Insurers Vulnerable to Claims Over Russia, Qatar Flap
World Cup insurers are likely to refuse to pay out on many cancellation contracts if Russia and Qatar lose the rights to hold the tournaments because of fraud, industry experts said. Russia and Qatar ...
China’s Fosun International to Acquire Controlling Stake in Israeli Insurer
Delek Group Ltd. agreed to sell its controlling stake in Phoenix Holdings Ltd., Israel's fourth- largest insurance provider by market value, to China's Fosun International Ltd. The Netanya, ...
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Senate Probe: Flaws Riddle U.S. Government Flood Insurance Appeals Process
The U.S. government's appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence of systematic underpayments by insurers to flood victims, an ...
Marsh: Political Risk Insurance Grows in Capacity and Demand
Capacity for political risk insurance now surpasses $2 billion for a single policy, nearly double the number just six year ago, Marsh said in a new report. What's more, it is a buyer's market for the ...
Demand Up for Cyber, Supply Chain Coverage: RKH Survey
The spike in demand for cyber security coverage outpaces demand increases for other emerging casualty risks by a wide margin, according to a recent survey of buyers, brokers and insurers, according ...
Trader Suing Deutsche Bank Over Massive Individual Banker Bonuses
Bonuses of as much as 84 million euros ($96 million) paid out by Deutsche Bank AG to individual bankers just after the global financial crisis are at the center of a lawsuit filed by a former trader. ...
Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg Won One Lawsuit But Still Faces Another
A decade-old lawsuit in which New York accused former American International Group Inc Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg of accounting fraud will head to the state's highest court for a second ...
Fitch: Berkshire Hathaway’s Commercial Insurance Success Threatens Smaller Rivals
Berkshire Hathaway's expansion into the U.S. commercial lines market in recent years has been immensely successful for the company, giving it the ability to crowd out smaller rivals, Fitch Ratings ...