Robert D. Graham, the former General Re Corp. attorney convicted in a scheme to manipulate American International Group financial statements, was sentenced in federal court today.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., reversing a $6 million loss for the period in 2008, reported first quarter net income of $26.4 million, helped by a strategy of acquisitions and cost cutting.
The Willis Group Holdings Ltd. brokerage said first quarter net income increased 15.7 percent to $192 million, which management attributed to stringent cost controls and the diversity of its operations.
U.S. federal securities class action suits rose 29 percent in 2008 over the previous year, fueled by the global financial crisis, according to a report by PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
U.S. property-casualty reinsurance rates for April 1 renewals had increases as much as 14 percent for national programs on a risk-adjusted basis, according to the recently released Guy Carpenter Global Reinsurance Composite.