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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Trustbuster raids Loss Adjusters

Ha'aretz
Antitrust Authority investigators raided the offices of the Israel Loss Adjusters Association (Igud Hashamaeim) yesterday, seeking evidence of illegal collusion on setting fees.

The investigators seized documents and arrested a number of top managers....

....During the last four months, the Antitrust Authority has launched a broad investigation into a number of professional guilds, including the Israel Association of Contractors and Builders and the Travel Agents Association, on suspicion of similar offenses. All the investigations are still in process...... Full story
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