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A fast-moving wildfire ripped through rolling hills and ranch land in rural northern California on Tuesday, after destroying 30 homes overnight and prompting more than 500 area residents to evacuate.

Insurance trade association PCI says it is not optimistic Congress will move promptly to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act before it sunsets next Dec. 31.

U.S. judge on Tuesday approved a $72 million settlement to resolve shareholder claims that Berkshire Hathaway Inc's General Re Corp engaged in a sham deal that helped inflate AIG's reserves.