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Buffett’s Berkshire Reveals $6.7B Stake in Insurer Chubb
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unveiled a $6.7 billion stake in insurer Chubb Ltd., ending months of suspense over its mystery position in a financial firm, previously kept concealed in ...
Patents for Sale? State Farm Reveals Website of Inventions
State Farm announced that it has launched a new website to showcase some of its patented technology, and making it available for licensing, purchase or collaboration opportunities. "State Farm is ...
Farmers to Resume Offering Key Lines of Business Insurance in California
Farmers Insurance says it will resume accepting new business commercial multi-peril applications for auto service & repair, habitational, manufacturing, real estate and wholesale distribution ...
EverPeak Launches, Offers Workers Comp for Hard-to-Place Industries
EverPeak Insurance, in partnership with an "A"-rated national carrier to provide financial backing for its policies and supported by the nationally top-rated workers comp carrier Pinnacol Assurance, ...
What Risks Do Advanced AI Models Pose in the Wrong Hands?
The Biden administration is poised to open up a new front in its effort to safeguard U.S. AI from China and Russia with preliminary plans to place guardrails around the most ...
Catastrophe Bonds Use Models Underestimating Climate Risks, Investors Say
The risk models that helped drive one of the most lucrative bets of 2023 are increasingly being tested by smaller weather shocks fueled by climate change. Catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked ...
Nuclear Verdicts Surged to $14.5 Billion in 2023: Report
Nuclear verdicts of at least $10 million reached a 15-year high in 2023, while 27 verdicts were "thermonuclear," or more than $100 million, according to a new study by research firm Marathon ...
Liberty Mutual Posts $1.5B Net Income for Q1, Reversing Loss
Liberty Mutual Holding Company on Thursday reported first-quarter 2024 net income of $1.5 billion compared to loss of $74 million during the same period last year. The combined ratio for the first ...