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8 12, 2022

Cosby, NBC, Studio Face New Sex Abuse Lawsuit Under New York’s Filing Extension

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Five women who have long accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them early in their careers have filed the latest lawsuit against the 85-year-old comedian — and this one calls NBCUniversal, a studio and a production company complicit in the …

8 12, 2022

Coast Guard Blames Pilot for Cargo Ship Grounding in Chesapeake Bay in March

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A Coast Guard investigation into the grounding in March of a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay faulted the pilot tasked with helping the ship navigate the waterway, saying he relied too much on one piece of equipment to navigate …

8 12, 2022

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Wisconsin’s Badger Mutual

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AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Badger Mutual Insurance Company (Badger) (Milwaukee, WI). The Credit Ratings (ratings) …

8 12, 2022

Credit Suisse Clears 1st Hurdle Toward $440M Greensill Lawsuit Against SoftBank

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Credit Suisse Group AG cleared the first hurdle toward kick-starting a long-awaited $440 million lawsuit against SoftBank Group Corp. stemming from the spectacular collapse of finance firm Greensill Capital. A London judge said Wednesday that the Swiss lender’s supply chain …

8 12, 2022

Collapse of FTX Provides ‘Sobering Warning’ for Insurers About Governance Failings

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The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX demonstrates the dangers of failures of corporate governance, according to a commentary published by AM Best. While FTX is not an insurance company, the series of events leading to its collapse should provide …

8 12, 2022

AM Best: Commercial Lines ‘Stable’ With a Close Eye on Inflation

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As a whole, the outlook for the U.S. commercial lines segment continues to be stable, according to AM Best, but the industry rating agency had some warnings in its latest report. Rate changes at renewal remained strong, catastrophe losses have …

8 12, 2022

Judge Dismisses 1,000 Shingles Vaccine Claims Against Merck for Lack of Evidence

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After four years of multidistrict litigation, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed 1,189 lawsuits claiming the Zostavax shingles vaccine by drugmaker Merck did not do what it was supposed to do and instead caused them to suffer from shingles …

8 12, 2022

Florida Ratings Crisis: Fannie and Freddie Agree to Accept Citizens-as-Backstop Plan

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It took more than four months, but Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have agreed to accept an innovative but temporary solution to Florida’s property insurer rating predicament. The mortgage-buying giants on Wednesday sent letters to primary mortgage lenders, notifying them …

8 12, 2022

Unlicensed Contractor, Deputy Sheriff in Florida Charged in Insurance Fraud Cases

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An unlicensed contractor and a deputy sheriff in Florida have been charged in separate incidents of contracting fraud and insurance fraud, state and local authorities said. Ty Lamonte Hillman was arrested this week after the state Department of Financial Services …

8 12, 2022

Latest Twitter Lawsuit Says Company Targeted Women for Layoffs

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Twitter Inc has been hit with another lawsuit stemming from the recent purging of half its workforce, this one accusing the social media company of disproportionately targeting female employees for layoffs. The proposed class action filed late on Wednesday in …