Anadarko, BP Seek Reversal of Oil Spill Clean Water Act Ruling December 5, 2013 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Daniel Lawton Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and BP Plc asked an appeals court to throw out a judge’s finding that both companies were...
Court Shields Developers From Terrorism-Related Damages in 9/11 Case December 5, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court in New York has given developers and builders of high-rises and other buildings added protection from...
Flood of Regulations Coming from Obama Administration December 5, 2013 By Brian Wingfield Over the next 12 months, the Obama administration is due to issue regulations governing everything from e-cigarettes to smoke-stack emissions...
Left and Right Are Both Wrong About Regulation: Viewpoint December 5, 2013 By Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg View In 1981, President Ronald Reagan instructed federal agencies that they could issue regulations only after demonstrating that their benefits justified...
Ironshore Personal Lines Unit to Offer Excess Flood Coverage December 4, 2013 Ironshore’s Personal Lines unit is expanding flood insurance coverage for high net worth homeowner clients. The excess flood insurance is...
Applied Systems Releases New Version of Epic Management System December 4, 2013 Applied Systems today released Applied Epic 2013 R2, the latest version of its agency and brokerage management system. Enhancements offered...
Reinsurers to Lower Prices Following Weak Hurricane Season: Fitch December 4, 2013 The quietest U.S. Atlantic hurricane season in decades will lead to a low double-digit fall in related catastrophe reinsurance pricing...
Portrait of New Wealth: $3 Billion Miami Art Basel Fair December 4, 2013 By Katya Kazakina Art Basel Miami Beach, the largest U.S. art fair, will offer more than $3 billion of mostly postwar and contemporary...
Sea-Level Rise Too Fast for Current Forecast Tools, Study Says December 4, 2013 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. By the time climate change reduces crop yields or frequently floods New York City subways, it will be too late...
Let College Player Keep Half-Court Shot Prize Money: Athletic Board December 3, 2013 By Eben Novy-Williams The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference recommended that the college basketball player who hit a half-court shot for $20,000 at an...