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New York’s Regulator Urges Obamacare-Like Standardization of Homeowners Policies
Homeowners' insurance needs to be more standardized because customers are confused about what their policies protect, New York's financial regulator said. Few fully understand all the complexities of ...
BP Lied About Size of U.S. Gulf Oil Spill, Lawyers Say
In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP lied about how much oil was leaking from its Macondo well and took too long to cap it, plaintiffs' lawyers said on Monday at the ...
SEC Open for Biz During Early Weeks of Shutdown
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission would continue reviewing IPO applications and monitoring markets as normal in the early weeks of a government shutdown, but market players are increasingly ...
Flood Insurance Premiums Rising Along NJ Coast
Hundreds of New Jersey flood insurance policyholders will soon be facing higher premiums spurred by sweeping changes to the federal law that will take effect Tuesday. The increases stem from ...
Moving Beyond Golf Balls and Diapers in Cleaning Up Energy Disasters
Diaper liner, sawdust, golf balls and shredded tires -- these are some of the items used to try and contain the oil and nuclear disasters that marked the end of this century's first decade and the ...Preview: BP Battles for Billions in New Gulf Trial Phase
BP will battle to hold down fines that could hit $18 billion in a new phase of the Gulf of Mexico trial that will rule on how much oil it spilled in 2010 and judge its efforts to plug its well. ...
Mississippi Sues Federal Government to Stop Flood Insurance Rate Increases
The Mississippi Department of Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to try to block rates from increasing Oct. 1 in the National Flood Insurance Program. State Insurance ...
CFO Pay Change Lags CEOs’ for Non-Bank Financial Services Firms: BDO Analysis
Chief financial officers of non-bank financial services firms saw lower percentage increases in compensation than chief executives in 2012, although the pay hikes for both C-suite positions were ...