10 Insurance Ins and Outs, Ups and Downs of Year of Dragon 2012 January 2, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson In Chinese astrology, the year 2012 was the Year of the Dragon, a symbol of unpredictability and uncertainty. The dragon...
U.S. House Skips Vote on Sandy Aid, Angering Members From Storm-Hit States January 2, 2013 The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned on Tuesday night without acting on a $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy disaster aid bill,...
How ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Package Deals with Business Taxes January 2, 2013 By Kevin Drawbaugh and Kim Dixon The “fiscal cliff” deal that slowly, painfully took shape in the U.S. Congress in recent days fulfills some of corporate...
Validus Initial Estimate of Sandy Impact is $331.1 Million January 2, 2013 Bermuda-based Validus Holdings, Ltd. announced that its initial estimate of the net negative financial impact from Hurricane Sandy is $331.1...
Condon Joins Miller’s Reinsurance Team January 2, 2013 UK-based broker Miller Insurance Services LLP announced that Charlotte Condon, an experienced producer and broker of facultative reinsurance, has joined...
Veteran Inspector White Named West Virginia Mine Safety Chief January 2, 2013 A longtime mine inspector and safety official will now head such efforts in West Virginia, after Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin...
House Republicans Look to Split $60B Sandy Aid Bill in Half January 1, 2013 By David Lawder The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to split a $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy disaster aid bill into two parts,...
Lawyer Drops $100M Claim Against Connecticut in School Shooting January 1, 2013 A $100 million legal claim filed against the state of Connecticut in the wake of the deadly Newtown elementary school...
Lawyer Seeks OK to File Claim Against State for Connecticut School Shooting December 31, 2012 A lawyer who wants to sue Connecticut for $100 million on behalf of a 6-year-old survivor of the Newtown school...
Long-Awaited New Hampshire Pollution Trial Ready to Start December 31, 2012 Nearly a decade after it was first brought, a lawsuit accusing two oil giants of widespread groundwater contamination in New...