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  News Corp, Shareholders Agree to Phone-Hacking Deal

  By Jennifer Saba and Tom Hals, Reuters  |  April 26, 2013

  The $139 million settlement, which will be paid by the liability insurance for the board members, is the largest cash settlement in such a derivative case, according to one of the plaintiff's attorneys.

• Calif. Court Holds Insurer’s Settlement Decisions "Not In Bad Faith"

  By Brian Margolies  |  March 13, 2013

  A complicated case involved competing claims that exceeded the policy's limit of liability, along with bad-faith accusations.

• Number, Average Value of Securities Class-Action Settlements Fell in 2011

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 15, 2012

  The number of securities class-action settlements fell nearly 25 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, and the total dollar value of settlements fell by 58 percent to $1.4 billion, according to Cornerstone Research.

• No Duty to Benefit Consult

  By Barry Zalma  |  December 1, 2011

  Unless compensated as a counselor, an agent’s responsibilities are limited

• Mo. Businessman Pleads Guilty to Fraud

  By Melissa Stewart  |  November 28, 2011

  He thought he was paying off all his bills and entitled to a little reward in the form of a 2009 Cadillac Escalade. A Missouri business man, however, now owes an even bigger debt to society.

• Featured Fraud: Crescent City Criminals

  By Marguerite Swallow, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 4, 2011

  Three New Orleans residents involved in an arson scheme are facing their sentences nine years after they committed the crime.

• Don't change a policy: You can't serve two masters

  By Barry Zalma  |  March 1, 2011

  All insureds must agree on policy changes. Barry Zalma discusses a case where an agency changed a policy without persmission and led to a lawsuit and loss of client's business.

• D&O Insurers Getting Notices For FDIC Claims; Lawsuits Expected To Mushroom

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 21, 2011

  The long-anticipated flood of FDIC lawsuits against directors and officers of failed banks has started, according to experts who explained the delay and the coverage issues during two recent seminars.

• D&O Insurers Getting Notices For FDIC Claims; Lawsuits Expected To Mushroom

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 11, 2011

  The long-anticipated flood of FDIC lawsuits against directors and officers of failed banks has started, according to experts who explained the delay and the coverage issues during two recent seminars.

• Featured Fraud: Unrest at Shady Rest

  By Marguerite Swallow, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 14, 2011

  A Pennsylvania woman is facing serious charges following a suspicious fire at her campground home.

• FDIC D&O Suits Likely Despite Lag In Activity In Recent Years

  By Trevor Howard  |  November 8, 2010

  History can have an unpleasant way of repeating itself.

• Fraud of the Week: We Didn't Start the Fire; He Did

  By Marguerite Swallow, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 7, 2010

  One disgraced doctor faces some serious heat after being accused of deliberately burning down a night club.

• Ensuring Auto Claim Compliance

  By Kathy Donovan  |  June 2, 2010

  With a number of recent regulatory changes impacting the area of automobile claims, insurers should take stock of the requirements to help ensure they continue to remain compliant.

• Florida Court Rejects Attorney Fee Claim

  By Staff Writer  |  May 1, 2010

  In Quiroga v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal invalidated a law firm's charging lien for unpaid legal fees that was asserted against the collected proceeds of an insurance claim for a former client.