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Vertafore Partners to Expand Cloud, Data, Mobile Offerings

Insurance software provider Vertafore announced three new partnerships to expand its end-to-end technology offerings for the cloud, data, and mobile spaces at its user conference, NetVU15, now taking place in Indianapolis through Saturday. The company said the new partnerships are …

ACA Financial Asks N.Y.’s Top Court to Revive Goldman Suit Over Abacus

ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. urged New York’s top court to reinstate a suit accusing Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of conspiring to force it to insure an investment that led to a $550 million settlement with regulators. Goldman failed to disclose …

Kentucky DUI Ignition Interlock Bill Heads to Governor

Kentucky lawmakers have given final passage to a bill aimed at curtailing drunken driving through use of ignition interlock devices that test the sobriety of drivers. A final version cleared the House and Senate this week as lawmakers neared the …

Supreme Court Omnicare Ruling Addresses Company Opinion Statements

The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday issued a decision that will affect the landscape for securities class actions. In the unanimous ruling, which focused on opinions expressed in documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the high court said …

Update: Lufthansa Liability May be Unlimited; Insurance in Play

The families of passengers on the doomed jet operated by Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s Germanwings will able to seek unlimited recoveries from the carrier because the co-pilot may have deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps, lawyers said. “The liability …

Humana to Exit Workers’ Compensation with Sale of Concentra

Humana Inc. has agreed to sell the stock of its subsidiary Concentra Inc., one of the largest occupational health services providers. The buyer will be MJ Acquisition Corp., a joint venture between Select Medical Holdings Corp., an operator of specialty …

Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in Usually Bone-Dry Chile Desert

Flooding caused by abnormally heavy rains cut roads, knocked out electricity and threatened several communities in the usually bone-dry Atacama Desert region early Thursday. Local media quoted police as saying two people had been killed in the coastal town of …

Guernsey’s Heritage Insurance Accorded Lloyd’s Registered Broker Status

Guernsey-based Heritage Insurance announced that it has been accorded Lloyd’s registered broker status. “This allows Heritage Insurance Solutions, the FCA-regulated arm of the Guernsey-headquartered Heritage Group, to place business directly with Lloyd’s underwriters,” the announcement said. Heritage Insurance Solutions managing …

Catlin Joins London Natural History Museum’s Major Coral Reef Exhibition

Catlin Group Limited announced that it has joined forces with the Natural History Museum in London to present a major exhibition, which opens today, exploring the importance and beauty of the world’s coral reefs. “The exhibition, ‘Coral Reefs: Secret Cities …

Bankruptcy Judge May Lift Shield for GM Over Ignition Switch Claims

A bankruptcy judge told General Motors Co. six years ago it didn’t have to worry about lawsuits over cars made before its $49.5 billion government bailout. Last month, the same judge said he wasn’t so sure anymore. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge …

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