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GM Directors Escape Investors’ Suit Over Faulty Ignitions
General Motors Co. directors don't have to face investors' allegations that lax supervision allowed the company to make cars with faulty ignition systems blamed for more than 100 people their lives. ...
AIR Worldwide Releases Updated U.S. Hurricane Model
Catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide has updated its U.S. hurricane model with a hydrodynamic storm surge module that integrates storm parameters with high-resolution elevation data to simulate ...
PwC: Alternative Investment Growth Set to Soar Over Next Five Years
The alternative investment industry, which includes hedge funds, private equity and real assets, is expected to grow fivefold to at least $13.6 trillion in the next half decade, professional services ...
Liberty Mutual Launches Telematics Option For Home Smoke Alarms
Liberty Mutual Insurance hopes to advance the use of telematics in the home, with promises of extra discounts to customers who use a high-tech smoke and carbon monoxide alarm and agree to share the ...
Progressive: Motorcycle Claims Peak in July
Progressive found that the average number of motorcycle insurance claims peaks in July, soaring 78 percent higher than in any other month, according to a review of its 2014 data. Beyond July, ...
XL Catlin Expands Cyber Breach Service Partnerships
XL Catlin has become the latest entity in the property/casualty industry to beef up its cyber breach services in an effort to respond to customer need and demand. The insurer said it has added a ...
Global Insurance Regulators Delay Tougher Capital Rules For One Year
Global insurance regulators will take more time than previously planned to address industry concerns before applying tougher capital rules to some of the largest companies they oversee. Capital rules ...
Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg Sees Higher Purpose in Appeal of Federal Court Ruling
Maurice "Hank" Greenberg said that his partial victory in a lawsuit tied to American International Group Inc.'s bailout isn't enough, and that he's seeking financial damages to hold the government ...