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27 10, 2015

PartnerRe’s Q3 Earnings Impacted by EXOR Acquisition, ‘Difficult’ Market

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As EXOR’s acquisition of Bermuda-based PartnerRe proceeds, it will be taking over a somewhat diminished company, as PartnerRe reported a net loss of $243.3 million, or $5.08 per share for the third quarter of 2015. This includes, however, the “amalgamation termination …

27 10, 2015

Celebrities’ Mexican Holiday Homes Pummeled by Hurricane Patricia

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Mexico may have dodged a bullet from the fury of Hurricane Patricia, but jet setters like Bill Gates, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cindy Crawford will have to find a new playground for now after the storm ravaged some of the world’s …

27 10, 2015

Berkshire Hathaway Expands in Australia/NZ with Marine, Transport, Logistics

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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has begun underwriting Marine, Transport & Logistics Liability Insurance in Australia and New Zealand. It has also appointed Barton Phillips, Head of Transport and Logistics, and Laetitia Roney, as Manager of Transport & Logistics …

27 10, 2015

Opioid Overdose Fatalities Appear to Be Increasing in Massachusetts

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Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts appear to have continued increasing above totals that were high enough last year for officials to deem it a public health crisis, according to preliminary statistics released on Oct. 21. The Department of Public Health’s …

27 10, 2015

N.J. Neurologist Charged With Illegally Using Runner to Recruit Patients

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A New Jersey neurologist has been charged with allegedly paying a “runner” to bring him patients and then falsifying the treatment provided to the patients on claims to the insurance company, New Jersey Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and …

27 10, 2015

XL’s Q3 Operating Net Income Down to $70.8M on Integration Costs, Cat Losses

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XL Group reported third quarter operating net income of $70.8 million, or $0.23 per share, down from $187.1 million, or $0.70 per share, in the prior year quarter. The current quarter’s results include approximately $55.2 million in integration costs – …

27 10, 2015

Ace Group $5.3 Billion Bond to Help Finance $28.3 Billion Acquisition of Chubb

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Ace Group on Tuesday announced a $5.3 billion four-part bond to help finance its acquisition of Chubb, Reuters reported this morning. The Chubb deal is expected to be priced later today. Ace filed its preliminary prospectus on the notes on …

27 10, 2015

AIG Seeks $2 Billion in Case Against Life Settlements Firm

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An American International Group Inc. unit told a U.S. judge on Monday that a Philadelphia-area firm should be forced to pay more than $2 billion for overcharging it for life insurance policies acquired from elderly people. A lawyer for AIG’s …

27 10, 2015

House Advances Export Import Bank Bill

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The dormant U.S. Export-Import bank moved a step closer to revival on Monday as Republicans and Democrats approved a rarely successful maneuver to force a vote to renew the trade lender’s charter. The move effectively bypasses House Financial Services Committee …

27 10, 2015

Everest Re Reports Q3 Net Income of $88.6M, Compared to $274.9M in Q3 2014

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Everest Re Group Ltd. reported third quarter 2015 after-tax operating income available to common shareholders of $200.2 million, or $4.53 per diluted common share, compared to after-tax operating income of $280.5 million, or $6.12 per diluted common share, for the third quarter …