Geographer Recreates ‘The Great Louisiana Hurricane of 1812’ February 3, 2011 Nearly 200 years before Hurricane Katrina, a major storm hit the coast of Louisiana just west of New Orleans. Because...
Csiszar, Ex-Regulator, Named to Board of Florida’s Patriot National February 3, 2011 Ernest N. Csiszar, former South Carolina insurance commissioner and head of a national insurers organization, has been named to the...
Judge Finds Claims Fund Chief Feinberg Not Independent of BP February 3, 2011 By Tom Hals The administrator of BP Plc’s $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill is not independent and...
Congress Trying Again on Patent Reform February 3, 2011 By Diane Bartz Senior U.S. lawmakers are once again planning to reform the patent system to try to eliminate huge damage awards, an...
Senate Democrats Block Repeal of Healthcare Law February 3, 2011 President Barack Obama’s fellow Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked a Republican bid Wednesday to repeal his healthcare overhaul, likely...
Reno Facing Decision on Creation of Flood Agency February 3, 2011 Fourteen years after being hit by flooding, Reno, Nev., elected officials appear split on a plan to create a multi-jurisdictional...
McIntyre Group Hires Purfield as Biz Dev Exec February 3, 2011 New Jersey-based broker The McIntyre Group has named Mark D. Purfield as a marketing executive responsible for business development. Previously,...
Cyclone Yasi Spreads Destruction in Queensland, But No Deaths Reported February 3, 2011 Tropical cyclone Yasi roared ashore on the coast of Queensland last night, causing widespread damage to property and knocking out...
No Comment from QBE on Report of Talks to Buy Balboa from BofA February 3, 2011 QBE Insurance, Australia’s biggest insurance group, is in talks to buy U.S. insurer Balboa from Bank of America , a...
Munich Re Estimates 2010 Profits at $3.35 Billion February 3, 2011 Munich Re announced that its preliminary estimate of its consolidated results for 2010, “despite substantial losses,” is €2.43 billion [$3.35...