Pending Patent Reform May Not Bring Much Lawsuit Relief August 29, 2011 By Diane Bartz U.S. Congress is tantalizingly close to passing patent reform that President Barack Obama has hailed as an economic booster, but...
Judge Allows Punitive Damage Claims for Gulf Oil Spill to Move Ahead August 29, 2011 Plaintiff lawyers claimed a victory on Friday when a U.S. federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against BP and others...
Investors Placed Their Bets On Hurricane Irene August 28, 2011 By Jessica Toonkel While people in New York and the rest of the U.S. East Coast on Friday were buying batteries and water...
Irene Damage Assessment Underway; Flood Insurance Losses Could Surge August 28, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz Hurricane Irene caused between $200 million and $400 million in insured losses in the Carolinas, catastrophe modeling company EQECAT said...
Insurance Industry Mobilizes for Hurricane Irene Claims August 26, 2011 In addition to advising their policyholders on what to do to protect against Hurricane Irene, property/casualty insurers and brokers are...
Hurricane Irene Update: 50 Million People Could Be Affected August 26, 2011 Parts of the southeastern United States were already experiencing dangerous swells and rip tides Thursday as Hurricane Irene exited the...
Chartis Partners with Crisis Management Firm for Kidnap, Ransom Cases August 26, 2011 Chartis will enter into a contractual agreement with NYA International Limited (NYA), a kidnap and extortion response consultancy. Beginning December...
LexisNexis Insurance Exchange Connects With Assurex Global’s Technology Platform August 26, 2011 LexisNexis Risk Solutions has partnered with one of the largest networks of independent agencies and brokers to offer interconnectivity between...
XL Names Beauregard to Lead E&S Property Unit August 26, 2011 XL Insurance named Ronald E. Beauregard Jr. as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer for its excess and surplus...
Is ‘Old’ East Coast Prepared For a Powerful Earthquake? August 26, 2011 By Ben Nuckols There was a crack in the Washington Monument, and capstones were broken at the National Cathedral. In the District of...