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Drugmaker Endo Receives Court Approval for Bankruptcy Restructuring

Bankrupt drugmaker Endo International said on Tuesday a U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved its restructuring plan and related opioid settlements to emerge from bankruptcy, which began in 2022. The company said the transaction is expected to close by late April. …

Trucking Firm Yellow Files for Bankruptcy, Blasts Teamsters

Some 30,000 workers at Yellow Corp were looking for jobs on Monday after the major trucking company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, potentially saddling U.S. taxpayers with losses from a government rescue of the long-troubled carrier. The nearly 100-year-old …

Court Weighs Novel Issue of Crypto Ownership in Bankruptcy

A U.S. judge this week is considering for the first time the question of who owns bitcoin and other tokens in frozen accounts at a bankrupt digital asset exchange in a case that could shape customer protections in the cryptocurrency …

Florida Consumer Advocate Hits Use of Past Credit History to Deny Claims

Florida’s consumer advocate is calling for an investigation into insurers using homeowners’ past credit history to deny claims and cancel policies even though the homeowners have paid premiums for years. Florida Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott said some property insurers are …

P/C Insurer Failures in 2010 Unrelated to Catastrophes: A.M Best

The majority of the 11 financially impaired property/casualty companies in 2010 got into trouble primarily due to deficient loss reserves and inadequate pricing. None of the 2010 impairments were directly attributable to catastrophe losses, although several had accumulated large underwriting …