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SCOTUS Rejects AIG Bid to Recoup Foreign Tax Credits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected bids by three companies to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign tax credits denied by the Internal Revenue Service as the tax agency tries to ...
Global Regulators Propose Stricter Banking Rules to Address Cyber and Fraud Risks
Global regulators have proposed stricter rules on how banks calculate the amount of capital they need to cover risks to operations from cyber attacks, fraud or hefty fines. The proposals are the ...
Buffett Protégé Slashes Jobs to Help Berkshire Units Rebound
Tracy Britt Cool earned Warren Buffett's trust overseeing a constellation of smaller units at his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The billionaire's annual report gives a glimpse into one thing ...
XL Group Looking to Switch Corporate HQ from Ireland to Bermuda
XL Group's $4 billion merger with Catlin in 2015 has led the insurance and reinsurance giant to look at its second change of incorporation in six years. The Ireland based holding company for XL ...
XL Catlin Doubles Available Limits for Standalone Terrorism Coverage
XL Catlin said it has doubled available limits for its standalone terrorism coverage and added other bells and whistles in what it described as a market response to new attacks in cities and schools ...
RSA Warns British Exit From EU Could Harm Its Business, Investment Returns
RSA chief Stephen Hester said a British exit from the European Union could have a negative impact on the insurer's business and investment returns, underscoring a warning from top executives about ...
BB&T to Grab Broker Swett & Crawford in $500M Cash Deal
Swett & Crawford, a U.S. wholesale commercial insurance broker for more than a century, has caught the eye of BB&T, which will snatch up the company in a $500 million cash deal with Cooper ...
Covered Agreement Negotiations Begin, with High Expectations
The U.S. and The European Commission have launched negotiations with an eye toward a "covered agreement" on insurance and reinsurance matters. Representatives from the U.S. and EU met formally ...