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Alpha Natural Resources Reaches Deal with U.S. to Exit Bankruptcy, Clean-Up Coal Mines
The U.S. government agreed to a mine clean-up deal that allows coal producer Alpha Natural Resources to exit bankruptcy, despite concerns that Alpha will be unable to fund $400 million in commitments, a government lawyer told a court on Thursday. …
Cooper Gay Appoints Angelini-Hurll as CEO of Reinsurance Division
Cooper Gay* the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of Kieran Angelini-Hurll as CEO of its reinsurance division. He takes up his new role on Sept. 1 and will report to Steve Hearn, group CEO. Angelini-Hurll brings …
Global Flood Events Rack Up $5B in Economic Costs in June: Aon Report
Major floods across the globe during June – topped by events in China and the U.S. – are expected to bring economic costs in excess of US$5.0 billion, according to Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team. Seasonal “Mei-Yu” …
Maryland High Court Finds Liability for Adults Hosting Underage Drinking Parties
Adults who host underage drinking parties can be held civilly liable for injuries caused by a drunken guest, Maryland’s highest court ruled unanimously this week in what one lawyer calls a landmark decision. The Court of Appeals ruled in two …
Reports of Fires, Explosions Lead to Huge Hoverboard Recall
More than 500,000 hoverboards are being recalled after dozens of reports of fires and spewing smoke. There have been 99 reports to the Consumer Product Safety Commission of battery packs that have overheated, exploded or caught fire, the U.S. regulator …
Justice Department Has ‘Significant Concerns’ with Aetna-Humana Marriage
The U.S. Department of Justice has significant concerns about Aetna Inc’s proposed acquisition of health insurer Humana Inc., a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday, sending shares of Humana down as much as 11 percent. Aetna’s purchase of …
Post-Brexit-Vote Property Panic Could Hit Bank, Insurer Investments
The run on British property funds has drawn attention to the vulnerability of the commercial real estate sector, largely funded by domestic banks and building societies but increasingly by foreign banks and insurers. UK banks and building societies had around …
Crystal & Company Adds Bishara as Director in Miami
Risk and insurance advisor Crystal & Company has hired Jason Bishara as director in its Miami office. His responsibilities include new business development and senior level client relationship management. Bishara has more than 20 years of experience with a background …
Alabama Seafood Company to Halt Fish Processing Due to Unsanitary Conditions
Federal court officials say an Alabama seafood company has agreed to stop processing fish after complaints were raised by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. District Court officials said in a statement July 7 that the permanent injunction is …
Trucking Firm Won’t Face Criminal Charges in Crash that Killed 5 Georgia Students
A Georgia prosecutor says he’s dropped the criminal case against a trucking company charged in a deadly interstate crash last year that killed five nursing students. Tom Durden is district attorney for southeast Georgia’s Atlantic Judicial Circuit. He said Wednesday …