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D&O Insurance for Early-Stage Venture-Backed Firms:

Apr 6 2009 // Carriers Scrutinizing More, But Hungry for Business Even for established companies with proven track records, the current directors and officers (D&O) insurance market is challenging. For early-stage companies,...

More Punch for Programs

Dec 10 2006 // Today’s managing general agencies and carrier partners in the specialty program marketplace are enjoying profitable times while looking over their shoulders at new carriers and agents eager to enter the ring,...

S&P Tells How It Rates Start-Ups

Dec 27 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Rating Services has issued a timely bulletin, entitled “Credit FAQ: Rating The Reinsurance Startups.” The article discusses the criteria the rating agency uses in determining the...

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...