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RSA Tumbles as Windstorms Push Profitability Below Target
RSA Insurance Group Plc tumbled after the U.K.'s biggest non-life insurer by market value said it will miss its profitability target in the wake of last week's European windstorms. Wind damage in ...
Material Asbestos Losses to Continue Unabated: AM Best
Industry losses from asbestos and environmental claims grew 12 percent in 2012, after a 31 percent decline in 2011, A.M. Best reported Monday. Although a special report by the Oldwick, N.J.-based ...
Morgan Stanley Says AIG May Sue Over Mortgage Investments
Morgan Stanley, the sixth-largest U.S. bank by assets, said it may be sued by American International Group Inc. over mortgage-backed securities that the insurer bought before the financial crisis. ...
Carl Icahn Says No Better Time to Be an Activist Investor
Carl Icahn's publicly traded investment vehicle, Icahn Enterprises L.P., reported strong third-quarter results on Monday and the billionaire said now is the best time ever to be an activist investor. ...
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In on Wage-and-Hour Case over Paid Time for Donning & Doffing Gear
Steel workers who do their jobs wearing flame-retardant gear tried to convince the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that they should be paid for the time they spend "donning and doffing" such items ...
PLUS Told World Needs Insurance Industry to be ‘Bold’ and ‘Sexy’ Now
It's time for the insurance industry to be "bold" and "sexy" in creating new insurance products and services to help the world deal with extreme risks that are becoming more common, according to a ...
Bank Of America Wins Dismissal of Shareholder Suit Over AIG Disclosure
Bank of America Corp has won the dismissal of an unusual lawsuit in which shareholders accused it of concealing a $10 billion fraud case brought by American International Group Inc. In a decision ...
Travelers Ends BPO Agreement on Confidentiality Breach
Property/casualty insurer, Travelers Cos., ended a contract with ExlService Holdings Inc. after the vendor's employees violated confidentiality policies. The staff shared a "procedural document" ...