Latest Chemicals Headlines

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Supreme Court to Hear States’ Case Against EPA Over Climate Change

Jun 28 2006 // Running for president, George W. Bush said he was ready to regulate carbon dioxide. But in early 2001, shortly after taking office, he changed his mind. It would be too expensive to force reductions of the leading...

N.J. Officials Push for Tougher Chemical Plant Safety Rules

Apr 18 2006 // Speaking near a cluster of chemical plants, New Jersey’s two United States senators and its new homeland security director said the state should be able to enact tougher safety standards for chemical facilities than...

Hundreds Evacuated as Train Burns After Collision in Ala.

Jan 20 2006 // Schools were open but about 500 residents were unable to return to their homes Jan. 19 after a train carrying sodium cyanide caught fire in a collision with another train near Lincoln, Ala. Jerome Hand, a spokesman for the...

Me.’s Collins, Conn.’s Lieberman Push Tougher Chemical Plant Safety

Dec 22 2005 // Oil-storage tanks in South Portland and paper mills in other parts of Maine would be among the facilities subject to additional safety standards if federal legislation to be introduced this week is enacted. U.S. Sen. Susan...

U.S. CSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendation to BP Global Board in Wake of Accidents at Texas Facilities

Aug 18 2005 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, (CSB) recently issued an urgent recommendation calling on the BP Global Executive Board of Directors to commission an independent panel that would review a range of...

AIG’s Terrorism Protection Portfolio Includes Biological and Chemical Attack Coverage

Nov 5 2004 // The AIG Companies have launched LexHomeland Protector, a comprehensive terrorism insurance portfolio designed to help protect businesses against terrorism risks, including losses arising from biological and chemical...

ACE USA Unveils Hurricane Spin-down Coverage for Chemical Plants, Refineries, Related Industries

Jul 27 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, has introduced hurricane spin-down insurance that can be used by the chemical process industry to help reduce the financial costs of closing...

Flammable Chemical

May 27 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Verlan Fire Insurance Company has a program for flammable chemical. The company is a specialist in chemical manufacturing, blending, packaging and distribution. Open to all. Dollars: Policy limits of...

Playing The Green: Insuring Golf Courses

Oct 9 2000 // It’s a well known fact in the insurance industry that we are also, in large part, the golf industry. Nine times out of 10, a golf tournament will accompany a convention. Want to raise money for charity? Sponsor a...

Playing the Green: Insuring Golf Courses

Sep 18 2000 // It’s a well known fact in the insurance industry that we are also, in large part, the golf industry. Nine times out of 10, a golf tournament will accompany a convention. Want to raise money for charity? Sponsor a...

It’s a Dog’s Life… And an Agent’s Lot

Aug 14 2000 // What is the most authoritative source of truthful information in the whole universe? No question about it. It’s Southwest Airlines’ Spirit magazine. You know. The magazine found in the seat pocket right in...