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Ex-AIG CEO Found Liable in 1 of 2 Reinsurance Transactions

A New York judge held former American International Group Inc. CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg liable for damages on a reinsurance transaction that state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said helped the insurer hide losses. New York State Supreme Court Justice Charles …

Ex-Marsh Executives, Convictions Tossed, Sue for Bonuses

Two former Marsh & McLennan Cos. executives, whose criminal convictions in an insurance bid-rigging scheme were thrown out, sued their former employer, accusing it of depriving them of stock bonuses and severance. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Manhattan …

Ex-AIG CEO Found Liable in 1 of 2 Reinsurance Transactions

A New York judge held former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg liable for damages on a reinsurance transaction that state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said helped the insurer hide losses. New York State Supreme Court Justice …

Judges Reopen Portions of Bid-Rigging Civil Suit

A decision by a federal court in Philadelphia has reopened some of the racketeering and antitrust lawsuits that were dismissed three years ago against insurers and brokers who allegedly participated in a bid-rigging scheme with mega-broker Marsh. The lawsuit is …

E&S Wrap Up: Broker Mergers, Expansions and Start Ups

As goes the circle of life, so goes the wholesale insurance broker world. Not even the sixth year of a soft market cycle has deterred industry veterans from launching new wholesale businesses or creating larger ones. Many industry analysts believe …

Declarations

Big Larceny “This is theft on a grand scale, targeting an assortment of institutions throughout the region.” —Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett, commenting on the arrest of Brian James Murray, CEO of the bankrupt Murray Insurance Agency, who authorities say …

Ex-Marsh Executives’ Bid-Rigging Convictions Tossed on New Evidence

A New York judge has thrown out the convictions of two former Marsh & McLennan Cos. executives for their roles in an insurance bid-rigging scheme that led to an $850 million settlement with the state. The defendants William Gilman and …

As the Wholesale World Turns

E&S Brokerage Mergers, Expansions and Start Ups, Oh My! As goes the circle of life, so goes the wholesale insurance broker world. Not even the sixth year of a soft market cycle has deterred industry veterans from launching new wholesale …

Ex-Marsh Executives’ Bid-Rigging Convictions Tossed on New Evidence

A New York judge has thrown out the convictions of two former Marsh & McLennan Cos. executives for their roles in an insurance bid-rigging scheme that led to an $850 million settlement with the state. The defendants William Gilman and …

Business Moves

Marsh & McLennan, Kroll, Altegrity Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc. agreed to sell investigations unit Kroll to a firm led by former Marsh CEO Michael Cherkasky for less than the insurance broker paid for Kroll six years ago. MMC plans …