The two oil companies that are BP’s partners in the now-capped oil well told Congress Thursday they will not set...
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BP Plc oil spill workers in the Gulf of Mexico prepared for a possible evacuation Thursday as a tropical storm...
A House panel this week approved sweeping mine and workplace safety reforms prompted by the deadly explosion in April that...
The House passed legislation this week that promotes new ways to clean up oil spills and aims to make deepwater...
The recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has specific provisions applicable to rating agencies. A comment...
A comment from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services notes that the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act “seeks...
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said today that its ratings on American International Group (AIG; A-/Negative/A-1) and AIG’s insurance subsidiaries...
A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit...
Weather-related claims of nearly $440 million dragged down profits by 9 percent at Travelers, which reported second quarter net income...
The $20 billion fund set up to help compensate victims of BP Plc’s devastating Gulf of Mexico spill does not...