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Rehnberg Joins Argo Group as President, U.S. Operations
Mar 5 2013 // Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. announced Kevin J. Rehnberg has been selected to head its U.S. operations. He is based in Argo’s San Antonio headquarters. Previously, Rehnberg served as executive vice...
Dreamliner Could Affect Future of Airline Safety Self-Regulation
Mar 4 2013 // Eight years ago, U.S. regulators substantially increased their dependence on the aircraft industry to help keep flying safe. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) said it would no longer directly manage routine...
White House Says Will Seek ‘Fast-Track’ Trade Authority
Mar 4 2013 // The White House on Friday said it would work for approval of politically contentious legislation that would ease the way for new trade deals, as it tries to wrap up talks on an Asia-Pacific free-trade agreement this...
Firms Saw Rise in Lawsuits, Regulatory Investigations in 2012: Survey
Mar 4 2013 // Companies in the United States and United Kingdom dealt with more litigation last year, while regulatory investigations reached a five-year high, according to a report. Litigation rebounded to 2010 levels in 2012, after a...
Suits Against Army Corps Over Nashville Floods Dismissed
Mar 4 2013 // A federal judge has dismissed a pair of lawsuits claiming the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was responsible for flood damage in 2010 to the Grand Ole Opry, Gibson Guitar and other Nashville-area businesses. The companies...
AIG Ends U.S. Government Interest with Warrant Buyback
Mar 1 2013 // Insurer American International Group Inc. eliminated the U.S. government’s last financial interest in the company on Friday, buying back warrants from the U.S. Treasury for about $25 million. The government rescued...
Snow and Rain Shrink Drought Area of U.S. Crop Belt
Mar 1 2013 // Light snow fell in much of the drought-stricken U.S. Plains and Midwest crop region early Friday with a bigger storm forecast for late next week, shrinking the area hit by the worst dry spell in 50 years. Agricultural...
FDA Seeks Feedback on New Food Safety Regulations
Mar 1 2013 // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration kicked off a series of public meetings on Thursday to explain its proposed new rules for improving the safety of the nation’s food supply – and gain feedback on the...
BP Executive Says Internal Oil Spill Probe Did Not Weigh Cost Overruns
Mar 1 2013 // BP Plc’s investigation of its disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico blowout did not address the impact of cost overruns on the well, a BP executive said on Thursday, in the final day of testimony this week in the massive...
U.S. Trade Official Says Budget Cuts Could Impair Trade Agenda
Mar 1 2013 // A top U.S. trade official warned that automatic budgets cuts that start taking effect on Friday could hamper ongoing U.S. trade talks in the Asia-Pacific region and another proposed set of negotiations with the European...
Hartwig to Replace Patschak as Canopius Bermuda CEO
Mar 1 2013 // Canopius Group Limited announced that Susan Patschak, Chief Executive Officer of Canopius Bermuda has decided to step down, effective May 31, 2013, as she has decided to “assume a new role within the US insurance...
International Insurers, Reinsurers to Shoulder Half of Sandy Losses: ABIR
Feb 28 2013 // International insurance and reinsurance companies are expected to cover half of total insured losses from Superstorm Sandy, an industry association said Thursday. Estimated losses from Superstorm Sandy currently stand at...
Bipartisan Optimism As Sweet As Maple Syrup at Workers’ Comp Conference
Feb 28 2013 // The political stalemate in Washington regarding the deficit and sequestration is not as dire or depressing as most people and pundits proclaim, and is in fact a positive sign that the country is grappling with important...
Day #2 at Oil Spill Trial: BP Drilled Despite Earlier Problems
Feb 27 2013 // BP Plc took chances drilling its doomed Macondo well long before it ruptured in 2010, a well design and pressure expert said on Wednesday in the second day of testimony in the civil trial over the Gulf of Mexico oil...
Allied World Launches U.S. Surety Unit
Feb 27 2013 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG’s Allied World U.S. has expanded its casualty operations with the launch of a new surety line of business, available for clients in the United States. Robert Staples has...
2nd Winter Storm in Days Blasts Central U.S.
Feb 27 2013 // The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation’s midsection on Feb. 26, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2...
Blizzard Eases U.S. Plains Drought but Crops Need More Moisture
Feb 27 2013 // A blizzard this week in the drought-stricken U.S. Plains will moisten soil for major crops, but the snow storm made it difficult to feed cattle and reach some cow herds, an agricultural meteorologist said on...
Supreme Court Limits When SEC Can Levy Fraud Penalties
Feb 27 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the authority of the federal government’s top securities regulator to seek civil penalties over conduct that occurred more than five years before investigators took...
U.S. Cities in Front Line of Adapting to Extreme Weather, Rising Sea Levels
Feb 27 2013 // The signs of rising water are everywhere in this seaport city: yellow “Streets May Flood” notices are common at highway underpasses, in low-lying neighborhoods and along the sprawling waterfront. Built at sea...
Strong Growth in U.S. Manufacturing Brings Supply Chain, Other Challenges: Travelers
Feb 26 2013 // Manufacturing in the United States is in a growth phase, according to a survey by Travelers Insurance that found nearly three out of four executives in the manufacturing sector have either expanded their products or...
