Securities Lawsuits Declined 10% in 2012; Future Trend Unclear: PwC April 16, 2013 Federal securities class action filings in 2012 decreased by about 10 percent from 2011. There were 172 cases in 2012,...
Ratings Recap: Lloyd’s Syndicate 958, Custodian and Allied April 16, 2013 A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Ltd. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating...
CCRIF in Pact with Jamaica Government for $100,000 Sandy Disaster Relief April 16, 2013 On Friday April 12, 2013 the Government of Jamaica and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) signed a Memorandum...
Willis Energy Report: ‘Hardening’ of ‘Downstream’ Market; ‘Upstream Positive’ April 16, 2013 Recent natural catastrophe losses, including last year’s Hurricane Sandy, have prompted “a mild hardening in the Downstream Energy insurance market,...
Climate Scientists Struggle to Explain Warming Slowdown April 16, 2013 By Alister Doyle Scientists are struggling to explain a slowdown in climate change that has exposed gaps in their understanding and defies a...
‘Sandy’ Officially Retired from List of Atlantic Storm Names April 16, 2013 “Sandy has been retired from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone names by the World Meteorological Organization’s hurricane...
FDA Finds Safety Issues at Specialty Pharmacies April 16, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration says it has uncovered potential safety problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected in...
Tennessee Valley Authority Manager Jailed for Not Reporting Injuries April 16, 2013 A Louisiana man will spend time in prison for lying about worker injuries at Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear facilities, allowing...
Q&A: A Look at Flood Maps and What They Mean in New Jersey April 15, 2013 Earlier in April, the federal government announced that it would not give grants to repair homes badly damaged by Superstorm...
Firefighters Insurance Is Taxing Municipalities in Pennsylvania April 15, 2013 By Karen Shuey and (Lancaster) Sunday News Firefighters have a dangerous job. They run into burning buildings in the midst of panic and chaos, wade through thick...