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Coastal U.S. Cities Must Address Climate Risks or Face Downgrades: Moody’s
Coastal communities from Maine to California have been put on notice from one of the top credit rating agencies: Start preparing for climate change or risk losing access to cheap credit. In a report ...
Heritage Insurance Gains Larger Regional Presence With $250M Narragansett Bay Acquisition
Heritage Insurance Company has completed its $250 million acquisition of Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, a deal that it said will create a personal lines carrier with a presence in 11 states. ...
Late 2017 Hurricanes Could Spur 2018 Insurance M&A Spree: Clyde & Co. Prediction
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate broke records in late 2017 in terms of damages and insured losses. The strains they have caused on the marketplace could spur a wave of M&A activity a ...
GM Plans 2019 Ride-Sharing Rollout for Self-Driving Cars
General Motors Co. plans to have its self-driving cars ready for a ride-share service within two years as the automaker looks beyond traditional car ownership for new tech-driven sources of revenue. ...
Chubb’s Estimated Q4 California Wildfire Losses Surpass $200M
California wildfires from earlier this fall will likely slam Chubb with sizable fourth-quarter catastrophe lost costs. Those numbers are significantly lower, however, than the insurer's Q3 hits from ...
Former Justice Dept. Employee Admits Trying to Sell Secret U.S. Whistleblower Suits
A former partner at a major law firm in Washington pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges that he tried to sell copies of sealed whistleblower lawsuits against corporations that he obtained while ...
U.S. Asbestos Payments Grow in 2016; Incurred Losses Drop: A.M. Best
While U.S. asbestos-related incurred losses dropped in 2016, insurance payments grew 9 percent and hit $3.2 billion for the year, a new A.M. Best report concludes. The $3.2 billion figure exceeds the ...
SCOTUS Seems Reluctant to Broaden Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections
Conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared reluctant to broaden protections for corporate insiders who blow the whistle on securities law violations or fraud by their ...