Berkshire Hathaway
The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ runs an extensive insurance empire
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Buffet-backed insurer settles with California over “bait-and-switch” marketing accusations
Dozens of businesses allege the insurer peddled plans that regulators hadn’t approved
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Buffett-backed insurer settles CA ‘bait-and-switch’ case
A workers’ compensation insurer owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is facing a wave of litigation over allegations of peddling plans regulators hadn’t approved
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Underwriters enter arbitration with sanitation company
Originally a trial court determined the contested issue would need a court battle
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Buffet-backed insurer sued over complex products
Store owner comments: “I’m writing big checks to an insurance company that I probably don’t even owe.”
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Berkshire Hathaway-owned insurance companies in hot water with California regulator
The California Department of Insurance has ordered a pair of Berkshire Hathaway-owned insurance units to stop selling certain types of policy
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Berkshire agrees to pull controversial workers' comp products
The two units were halted from selling workers’ comp policies that could be too costly for small businesses
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Berkshire companies ordered to “cease and desist” workers’ comp sales
Two subsidiaries of the company were ordered not to sell or renew certain workers’ compensation policies in California, following a ruling that they had circumvented state law
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Berkshire Hathaway hurt employers in “very troubling” breach of workers’ comp law, regulator says
Two units of the insurance giant were found to have circumvented state law aimed at protecting small businesses from unpredictable workers’ compensation costs
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Insurer fined for overcharging Vermont small businesses
The state insurance department fined the insurance subsidiary $335,000 and required it to repay an additional $352,000 to small businesses