Seritage Growth Properties Secures $2.0 Billion Financing From Berkshire Hathaway

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Real-estate developer Seritage Growth Properties said on Tuesday it has entered into a $2.0 billion (1.52 billion pounds)term loan facility with Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska, a unit of The Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Gr...
Published date: August 1, 2018 at 02:05AM
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U.S. Insurers Grilled on Exposure to $4.7 Billion J&J Talc Verdict

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Wall Street is trying to figure out whether the U.S. insurance industry will bear any costs from a record $4.69 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson awarded to customers and their families who claimed that asbestos-contaminated talc caus...
Published date: August 1, 2018 at 01:56AM
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Congress Extends Flood Insurance Program Through Hurricane Season

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The U.S. Congress extended the National Flood Insurance program on Tuesday for another fourth months, providing coverage through the hurricane season.
Published date: August 1, 2018 at 01:11AM
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The Latest: Exec: Cost-Cutting Key to 'Obamacare' Price Drop

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The Latest on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina announcing it's seeking to lower rates for next year's Affordable Care Act policies by 4.1 percent on average. (all times local):
Published date: August 1, 2018 at 12:50AM
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