U.S.
Dirt Bonds Lead Muni Market in 2013 as Housing Rebounds
Municipal debt tied to real-estate development is set to be the best-performing part of the $3.7 trillion state and local-bond market this year as an improving housing market boosts the securities' ...
EEOC Charges Drop in 2013
For fiscal year 2013, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received less than 94,000 new private sector charges of employment discrimination, marking the lowest level since 2009. The ...
The success of MGAs needs little introduction. For the past several years, the MGA story has been one of growth,...
Verisk Climate, Weather Decision Technologies Team Up
Verisk Climate, a provider of enterprise climate risk management solutions, and Weather Decision Technologies (WDT), a high-technology leader in the weather industry, announced earlier this month ...
Unnamed Rating Agencies Fail to Follow Criteria, Keep Adequate Records, SEC Says
Credit raters failed to follow their own criteria, allowed research analysts to discuss fees with issuers and kept incomplete records, according to a report from the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
Proof of Economic Loss Not Needed for Biz Seeking BP Recovery, Barbier Rules
BP Plc has failed to persuade a U.S. federal judge to require businesses seeking to recover money over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill to provide proof that their economic losses were caused by the ...
Iowa Judge Dismisses ‘Popcorn Lung’ Lawsuit from Daily Snacker
A federal judge in Iowa has dismissed a Michigan couple's lawsuit that claimed butter flavorings in microwave popcorn left the husband with lung disease. U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett ruled ...
Isn’t It Ridiculous? Top 10 Abuses of the Legal System in 2013
Earlier this week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform announced its list of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2013: Inmates' suit blames a life of crime on beer companies ...
Capacity Keeping E&S Market Competitive; Berkshire Impact Yet to Materialize: Fitch
Growing capacity will limit rate hikes and promote persistent competition in the excess and surplus lines market, Fitch Ratings said in a report earlier this week. The U.S. E&S market, which ...