House Committee Passes Flood Insurance Extension, Reform Bill May 13, 2011 As flood waters continued rising along the Mississippi River, a House committee yesterday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to extend the...
Massachusetts Widow Sues Big Dig Contractors Over Husband’s Death May 13, 2011 The widow of a Salem, Mass. man who died when he was flung into the handrails inside a Big Dig...
Maryland Official Files $21 Million Libel Suit Against Blogger May 13, 2011 Baltimore Councilwoman Belinda Conaway is suing a political blogger and his publisher for $21 million for libel and defamation over...
A. J. Gallagher Acquires UK Broker Heath Lambert for $158 Million May 13, 2011 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), has completed the purchase of HLG Holdings Ltd (the Heath Lambert Group), for a...
White House Urges Congress to Act on Cybersecurity May 13, 2011 By Diane Bartz The White House Thursday pressed Congress to pass strong cybersecurity measures to protect consumers’ personal information and safeguard the nation’s...
Shareolders Using ‘Say-on-Pay’ Votes in Lawsuits Against Boards May 13, 2011 By Dena Aubin Shareholders upset with ever-higher executive compensation packages are using new “say-on-pay” votes to challenge the payouts in court, a tactic...
Lawyers Eye Data Breach Lawsuits But Damages Uncertain May 13, 2011 By Dan Levine The recent hacker attack at Sony Corp. and other corporate data breaches are attracting more class-action lawyers eager to score...
WTO’s Lamy: Nobody Wants Doha Trade Talks to Fail May 13, 2011 Countries locked in long-running trade talks do not want the so-called Doha round to fail but may not have the...
Best’s Analysis Concludes Solvency II Will Transform EU Captive Insurers May 13, 2011 Although it has been coming for more than 10 years, the European Union’s Solvency II regulations covering the community’s insurance...
Lloyd’s Estimates Losses from Q1 Disasters at $3.8 Billion May 13, 2011 After careful calculation Lloyd’s has announced its estimated net claims before tax from the earthquakes this year in Japan and...