Dodd-Frank, Flood Insurance Foe Hensarling Faces Test on TRIA Renewal May 22, 2014 By Cheyenne Hopkins When Jeb Hensarling took over the congressional panel that spawned the Dodd-Frank Act, he vowed to roll back the landmark...
House Chairman Vows to Have Bipartisan TRIA Renewal Bill Ready Next Month May 22, 2014 By Mark Hollmer The chairman of crucial U.S. House subcommittee said a bipartisan bill of its own that will renew the Terrorism Risk...
BP to Appeal Oil Spill Claims Settlement to Supreme Court May 22, 2014 By Margaret Cronin Fisk BP Plc, seeking to avoid paying what it says would be billions of dollars in unjustified claims, will ask the...
Patent Reform Deal Uncertain, Bill Pulled from Senate Agenda May 21, 2014 Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Wednesday that he was taking a controversial patent...
ProSight Specialty Expands Energy Market Coverage with Three New Programs May 21, 2014 ProSight Specialty Insurance is expanding its reach in the energy market with the launch of three new insurance programs designed...
America’s Businesses Vexed by Medical, Legal, Tech Risks: Survey May 21, 2014 Regardless of size, American businesses say medical cost inflation, legal liabilities and technology risks are among their top concerns, according...
Chinese Hacking Raises Cyber Attack Disclosure Issue for Companies May 21, 2014 By Chris Strohm, Dave Michaels and Sonja Elmquist Three U.S. public companies identified as Chinese hacking victims didn’t report the theft of trade secrets and other data to...
Insurers Balk at High Cost of Specialty Drug May 21, 2014 The leading U.S. health insurance trade group on Tuesday hit out at the extremely high cost of new specialty medicines,...
Ex-Players’ Injury Suit Alleges NFL ‘Culture of Drug Abuse’ May 21, 2014 By Karen Gullo and Sophia Pearson Retired players including ex-Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon accused the National Football League of using painkillers to mask injuries in...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Enters Travel Insurance Business May 20, 2014 Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection, part of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, has launched the first product in its new travel-insurance line...