Articles by Randall Chase

Royal & Sun Alliance management buyout faces opposition

A proposed management buyout and eventual dissolution of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group’s U.S. operations could leave policyholders in jeopardy, according to critics trying to halt the deal that is before Delaware regulators. The proposed buyout was the subject …

Royal & Sun Alliance Management Buyout Faces Opposition

A proposed management buyout and eventual dissolution of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group’s U.S. operations could leave policyholders in jeopardy, according to critics trying to halt the deal that is before Delaware regulators. The proposed buyout was the subject …

Del. Residents Evacuated Near Chemical Tanker Return Home

Residents living near a railroad tanker car that released a hazardous chemical, sickening 23 people, have been allowed to return home, officials said. An evacuation notice for 44 homes had been issued Saturday morning because the temperature inside rail car, …

Delaware struggles to realize workers comp reform

Virtually everybody involved in Delaware’s workers compensation system agrees the system is broken. The hard part is figuring out how to fix it. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner tried unsuccessfully to ram a reform bill through the legislature last month before …

Arm-Twisting Revives Delaware Medical Malpractice Affidavit Bill

A bill raising the legal hurdle for medical malpractice plaintiffs was clinically dead after a House committee vote last Wednesday, but was quickly revived with some arm-twisting by the House majority leader. After a hearing pitting representatives of the medical …

Investors Pressure DuPont Over Risks of Genetically-Modified Products

The DuPont Co. needs to provide more information to its shareholders about the potential risks posed by genetically modified organisms, a group of faith-based investors said last week. Christian Brothers Investment Services is seeking support for a shareholder resolution calling …