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Woodland Hills, Calif.-based C.M. Meiers Co. Inc. is being auctioned on Friday at a U.S. bankruptcy court near Los Angeles. Following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed on Jan. 9, the firm was placed in the hands of a trustee by … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

[at Financial Times] – A US pension fund has sued to block Tokio Marine’s purchase of Delphi Financial, alleging that the US insurer’s chief executive violated his fiduciary duty by unfairly enriching himself to the detriment … View full post on Yahoo! Finance: Life Insurance Industry News

It’s the morning after and the controversy over how to sell emergency contraception still looms. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

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The government has defeated attempts to derail its plans to reform the National Health Service in England after the House of Lords voted down amendments that would have killed or delayed its legislation. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Abacus Insurance Brokers, Inc., a Los Angeles-based program manager that distributes specialty insurance products online, has launched an online jewelers block program. The program is available in all 50 states on an admitted basis with an “A” rated XV carrier. … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

Bailed-out insurer American International Group and dozens of banks have filed motions in federal court to block a proposed nationwide class-action suit against them over AIG’s 2008 near-collapse. Their argument is that the proposed class is ultimately too large and … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

For sale: House in sleepy-looking Chicago suburb steeped in mob history since the days of Al Capone where a mayor lived before moving into a federal prison for her role in a mob-related insurance scam. Lunch included. The Chicago Sun-Times … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

The National Risk Retention Association announced yesterday that it commends last week’s decision by the U.S. District Court to permit a risk retention group (RRG) to continue operations in Nevada despite the State’s effort to restrict its operations. In granting … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

[Reuters] – British government lawyers are drawing up plans to block Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy out the broadcaster BSkyB, the Independent newspaper said on Monday, a move that could spare Prime Minister David Cameron a potentially damaging parliamentary vote. BizBuySell.com recently released its latest Insight Report on trends in the business-for-sale marketplace, showing an [...]