U.S.
Liberty Mutual’s 2018 Net Income Rebounds Significantly Higher
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. and its subsidiaries reported net income of $249 million for the fourth quarter 2018 and $2.16 billion for the full year 2018, increases of $44 million and $2.14 billion ...
Wells Fargo Discloses Rising Legal Risks as Sales Abuse Settlement Talks Proceed
Wells Fargo & Co. boosted an estimate for potential legal losses by $500 million while disclosing that it's in early talks to resolve another round of probes into sales abuses at its branches. ...
California Utility Takes $10.5B Hit Due to Wildfires, Says Line Likely to Blame
PG&E Corp., the bankrupt California utility owner, reported its biggest loss ever and said it's "probable" its equipment will be blamed as an ignition point for the deadliest wildfire in ...
BlackBerry Accuses Twitter of Patent Infringement
BlackBerry Ltd on Wednesday filed a patent infringement lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc of illegally using technology in its mobile messaging applications that had been developed by the former ...
2018 Was the Third Consecutive Year of U.S. P/C Net Underwriting Losses: A.M. Best
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry booked an estimated $12.1 billion net underwriting loss in 2018, the third consecutive year it landed in the red, according to a new A.M. Best market ...
The Latest Launches From Munich Re and CyberScout
Munich Re will partner with CyberCube to beef up its approach to cyber risks. CyberScout, a provider of identity and data defense services, formed two new global partnerships designed to introduce ...
Berkshire Hathaway Confirms Sale of Workers Comp Unit; ‘Channel Conflict’ to Blame
In a rare move, Berkshire Hathaway is selling one of its companies, leading workers' compensation specialist Applied Underwriters, in order to avoid conflict with its other workers' compensation ...
Liberty Mutual, Allianz, Generali Reportedly Seeking to Invest in BBVA Insurance Arm
European insurers Allianz and Generali are vying with U.S. rival Liberty Mutual to invest in the bancassurance business of Spanish lender BBVA, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The ...