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Jury Finds Realtors Liable for Inflating Commissions, Awards $1.78B Damages

A U.S. jury on Tuesday found the National Association of Realtors and some residential brokerages, including units of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway liable to pay $1.78 billion in damages for conspiring to artificially inflate commissions for home sales. The verdict …

Report: Previously Flooded Carolina Homes Pose Risk to Buyers

A new Natural Resources Defense Council report exposes potential hidden costs associated with purchasing a single-family home with a flood history in North Carolina. According to the report, “Estimating Undisclosed Flood Risk in Real Estate Transactions,” these costs can add …

Markets/Coverages: WTW Partners With Falvey Cargo on Cyber; Boost and Breach Offer Crypto Wallet Cover; Umbrella From Distinguished Programs Serves Real Estate, Community Associations

WTW Partners With Falvey Cargo Underwriting for Affirmative Cargo Cyber Coverage Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson is partnering with Falvey Cargo Underwriting on an affirmative cyber coverage product for cargo and stock throughput risks. WTW said the new product recognizes …

Otso, Assurely, Accelerant Partner to Offer Insurance for Lease Security

Texas-based companies, Otso and Assurely, have partnered to create an insurance coverage option for lease security in the commercial real estate industry. The insurance coverage allows landlords to reduce the risks of leasing while saving tenants of commercial property essential …

Modernizing the Housing Economy: A 20/20 View of 2020

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. In the blink of an eye, COVID-19 reshaped our world. As the critical functions of the real estate, lending, and insurance economies began to adapt to the new circumstances of …

Chubb Restructures Real Estate and Hospitality Practice

Chubb has restructured and made several appointments in its its Real Estate and Hospitality practice. As part of this new structure, the following appointments are effective immediately: Seth Gillston, Chubb’s existing Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity practice leader, has …

Post-Brexit-Vote Property Panic Could Hit Bank, Insurer Investments

The run on British property funds has drawn attention to the vulnerability of the commercial real estate sector, largely funded by domestic banks and building societies but increasingly by foreign banks and insurers. UK banks and building societies had around …

Allianz Set to Begin $3.3B Asia Property Push over Next 3 Years

Allianz Real Estate is set to make its biggest Asian investment to date, in a first step toward adding as much 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) of real estate in the region within three years. The $150 million pan-Asian fund …

MarketScout Adds McGowan Program Administrators as Market Specialist

MarketScout, an insurance distribution and underwriting company headquartered in Dallas, announced that McGowan Program Administrators (MPA) has joined the MarketScout Exchange as a certified market specialist for community associations, hospitality and real estate. The MarketScout Exchange specializes in connecting thousands …

AXA Awaits Result of Brexit Vote Before Building London’s Tallest Tower

AXA SA’s real estate unit is awaiting the outcome of the Brexit referendum before deciding whether to proceed with a plan to build the tallest tower approved in the City of London. “We have not launched the project because we …