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Lenders Miss Out on Supreme Court Showdown; New Jersey ‘Disparate Impact’ Case Settles
The settlement of a New Jersey housing-bias lawsuit scuttles a U.S. Supreme Court showdown that might have shielded lenders from discrimination suits pressed by the Obama administration. The Supreme ...
Allianz Looks to Boost U.S. Presence, Improve Fireman’s Fund: Bhojwani
Allianz SE, Europe's largest insurer, said it is committed to bolstering operations in the U.S. after international rivals scaled back in the country. "It is a monster market," Gary Bhojwani, the ...
Why a framework to build agents is necessary, but not the same thing as AI doing insurance work. Almost every...
House Passes Bill Requiring Reporting by Asbestos Victims’ Trusts
Honeywell International Inc., whose political action committee donates more money than any other corporate PAC, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which spends more to lobby Congress than anyone else, ...
JPMorgan’s #AskJPM Twitter Hashtag Backfires Against Bank
JPMorgan Chase & Co., the target of at least eight Justice Department investigations, was mocked and taunted by Twitter users after asking followers to send questions to an executive using the ...
Tower Restating Prior Financials; ‘Going Concern’ Status in Doubt
Tower Group International Ltd. announced Thursday that it is restating previously filed audited annual consolidated financial statements for 2011 and 2012, which are contained in Tower's March 31, ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Adds Healthcare Risk Management
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is expanding its healthcare professional liability capabilities to provide customers with customized risk management support. The company will now reimburse ...
Thus Far, 2013 Is Seventh Hottest Year, More Warming Expected: WMO
This year is the seventh warmest since records began in 1850 with a trend to weather extremes and the impact of storms such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines aggravated by rising sea levels, the ...
Liberty Mutual to Enter Mexico with Purchase of Surety Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance said it will acquire Mexican surety company Primero Fianzas from Grupo Valores Operativos Monterrey, a private investor group. The company said the acquisition will enable ...