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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. ...
Early AI initiatives in personal auto have largely focused on improving efficiency within individual functions, from claims and customer service...
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 ...
If It Gambles Like a Bank, Regulate It Like a Bank: Bloomberg View
Five years after a crisis that almost took down the world economy, regulators are still groping for a way to address one of the global financial system's most obvious weaknesses: the trillions of ...
Berkshire-Hathaway Insurance Earnings Tumble in Q3
Although Berkshire Hathaway reported a 7.7 percent jump in operating income for the third-quarter of 2013, Berkshire's insurance operations saw earnings fall in the quarter. Taken together, operating ...
AIG Earnings Call Highlights: Broker Quality Scrutinized; Still Committed to ‘Aspirational Goals’
Property/casualty insurance brokers who aren't diligent about the accounts they're presenting to American International Group risk being discovered through one of the features of the carrier's ...