Car owners in Belleville and eastern Missouri have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler and a dashboard computer manufacturer after two hackers used a laptop computer to take control of a Jeep being driven on a St. Louis …
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Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., headquartered in Bermuda, reported net income of $15.7 million, or $0.15 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2015, compared with net income of $31.3 million, or $0.29 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2014, a decrease …
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Two more people in the Bronx have died of Legionnaires’ disease, bringing the total of fatalities to 12 in the largest outbreak of the disease in New York City history, officials said Monday. There are now 113 reported cases of …
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Europe’s push to promote asset-backed securities (ABS) hinges on persuading insurers to buy the debt by easing capital requirements, investors and analysts said. European Union and global regulators recently proposed criteria for identifying simple and transparent securitizations that could qualify …
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An Iowa jury has awarded nearly $12 million to an Indianola woman who said in a lawsuit that her former co-workers at a toy company subjected her to graphic sexual comments and other harassment. The jury awarded $11.9 million to …
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American International Group Inc. plans to sit out the unprecedented wave of insurance industry deal-making and instead focus on integrating businesses in Japan. The timetable for merging AIU with Fuji Fire & Marine has been pushed back to 2016 or …
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A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. driver who struck a limo van carrying comic Tracy Morgan last year had been awake for 28 hours and worked almost 14 hours at the time of the accident, U.S. investigators found. The National Transportation Safety …
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New York and Los Angeles private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC has agreed to acquire Integro Ltd., a specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. Integro was founded in New York …
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A new Oklahoma State University economic forecast says the state could lose more than 20,000 jobs due to energy price volatility through 2016. The Journal Record reports that the state’s mining sector, which is dominated by oil and gas operations, …
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Members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia (PIA of Georgia) elected Dwight L. Taylor, to serve as president of the nation’s sixth largest affiliate at their annual meeting held in Savannah, Ga. Taylor is a partner and senior vice …
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