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15 07, 2016

Industry Balks as Treasury Adopts 2% Formula for Defining Auto Insurance Affordability

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If the average auto insurance liability premium paid by consumers in minority and low-income neighborhoods is more than 2 percent of the median income in those neighborhoods, the auto insurance will be considered unaffordable, under a new index being adopted …

14 07, 2016

XS Brokers Adds Jimcor’s Dudkiewicz as It Expands to Mid-Atlantic States

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XS Brokers, one of the largest independent insurance wholesale brokerages in New England, is opening a new office in the greater Philadelphia area and has hired Alan Dudkiewicz to lead the firm’s efforts in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware-New York region. Dudkiewicz …

14 07, 2016

Insurance Documents in Penn State Sex Abuse Case Released

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Penn State coach Joe Paterno was told by a teen boy in 1976 that assistant coach Jerry Sandusky had molested him in the shower but responded that he didn’t want to hear about it and had “a football season to …

14 07, 2016

Court Removes GM Bankruptcy Shield on Ignition Switch Claims

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General Motors’ 2009 bankruptcy does not shield it from lawsuits over a deadly ignition-switch defect that led to criminal charges against the automaker and prompted the recall of 2.6 million vehicles in 2014, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. …

14 07, 2016

MMG Names Herweh to Succeed Lombard as VP Human Resources

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Presque Isle, Maine-based regional insurer MMG Insurance Co. has promoted John Herweh to vice president and director of Human Resources. Herweh replaces Lynn Lombard, who retired on July 1, 2016 after a 45-year career with the company. Herweh brings 20 …

14 07, 2016

Insurers Lose Bid to Dismiss Suit Over Bear Stearns Financial Crisis Settlement Costs

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A decade ago, Bear Stearns Cos. agreed to pay $250 million to resolve regulators’ claims that it was at the center of a system that allowed clients to break mutual-fund trading rules. JPMorgan Chase & Co., which acquired the company …

14 07, 2016

Insurers Applaud FAA Reauthorization Provision on Drone Use in Disasters

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Insurers could soon be able to deploy drones for speedier response to natural disasters under a provision in legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration passed by the Senate Wednesday. “The process called for in this legislation represents a vital step …

14 07, 2016

New Jersey Tax Breaks Could Lure More Financial Firms to Wall Street West

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New Jersey is offering almost $200 million in incentives over 10 years to insurance, technology and financial companies to operate across the Hudson River from Manhattan. One applicant, Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, would score $40 million over 10 years …

13 07, 2016

Kemper Estimates Q2 Catastrophe Losses of $52 Million

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Kemper Corp. said that it estimates that its second quarter 2016 results will include pre-tax catastrophe losses of approximately $52 million. The company said it does not expect to recover any of these losses under its catastrophe reinsurance program. While …

13 07, 2016

Philadelphia Insurance Names Zurich’s Kilroy as National VP of Marketing

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Specialty property/casualty insurer Philadelphia Insurance Companies announced the hiring of Brian Kilroy as national vice president of Marketing. Kilroy will lead the insurer’s wholesale and global broker relationships, as well as focus on business development opportunities between Tokio Marine Group …