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Louisiana Commissioner Opposes $100M Citizens Insurance Borrowing Plan
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said it's premature for the state property insurer of last resort to borrow $100 million to help close a budget gap, according to a letter released March ...Goldman Avoids Class Action Over Gender Bias Claim; Court Allows Arbitration
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Thursday won a U.S. court order allowing it to send a former employee's gender discrimination dispute to arbitration, rather than being forced to defend against her claims ...
Behind every commercial or residential property in a regional insurer’s portfolio are people relying on their carrier to remain resilient...
New York Reaches Settlement With Assurant, Largest U.S. ‘Force-Placed’ Insurer
The New York State Department of Financial Services investigation has produced a settlement with the country's largest "force-placed" insurer, Assurant Inc. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who announced ...
Illinois Lawmakers Reject Firearm Liability Insurance Bill
The Illinois House has rejected a measure that would require $1 million in liability insurance for people carrying concealed weapons. Lawmakers voted 34-74 against Rep. Kenneth Dunkin's plan. It was ...
Keogh Resigns as EQECAT President; Little Named to Succeed Him
Bill Keogh has resigned as president of catastrophe risk modeling firm EQECAT, according to the company, and Paul Little has been named to succeed him. The company said Keogh resigned to pursue other ...
200,000 Residential Properties Return To Positive Equity In 4Q 2012: CoreLogic
Roughly 200,000 residential properties returned to a state of positive equity during fourth-quarter of 2012, according to CoreLogic, a provider of information, analytics and business services. In an ...