Could This New Drug Ease America’s Opioid Crisis? August 18, 2016 By Amrith Ramkumar So far, the fight against America’s opioid crisis has focused on treating addiction and curbing abuse. In February, President Barack...
Debt Collectors Cleared to Avoid Liability by Buying Out Claims August 18, 2016 By Paul Barrett Can a debt collector accused of crossing the line avoid liability by buying a consumer’s legal claim out from under...
U.S. Regulator Vows Changes to Mine Cleanup Program August 18, 2016 By Tracy Rucinski A leading U.S. coal regulator announced plans on Tuesday to toughen what it called “out-of-date” rules for guaranteeing mine cleanups....
Endurance Global Risk Solutions Launches Environmental Liability Products August 17, 2016 Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. has launched a new series of environmental liability insurance products, offering both primary and excess coverage...
A.J. Gallagher’s Carroll Joins JLT Re Specialty’s Energy, Financial Teams August 17, 2016 JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT), reports it has added Kathryn Carroll as senior...
Watford Specialty Looking to Build Program Business with U.S. Acquisition August 17, 2016 By L.S. Howard Newly formed Watford Specialty Insurance Co. (WSIC), a subsidiary of Bermuda-based Watford Re, took a big leap forward recently with...
Litigation Insurance Reimburses Plaintiff Lawyers Losing Cases on Contingency August 17, 2016 By Erik Larson When David Brill lost a trial for a client who fell off his neighbor’s ladder, it was a rare failure...
Critic Icahn Warms to AIG CEO Hancock’s Plans, Likes $3.4 Billion Deal August 17, 2016 By Sonali Basak Carl Icahn, who won representation to the board of American International Group Inc. after threatening a proxy battle, said he’s...
U.S. Launches ‘Biggest Ever Improvement’ in Flood Forecasting August 16, 2016 U.S. government weather scientists and their research partners have developed a new forecasting tool to simulate how water moves throughout...
Interview: Public Affairs ‘Ironman’ Kevelighan Takes Helm at I.I.I. August 16, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Committing to a few extreme physical fitness events every year keeps Sean Kevelighan honest. “That, for me, is the incentive...