environmental risk News

ACE Appoints O’Halloran as Environmental Risk Underwriter, U.K. & Ireland

ACE Group today announced the appointment of Glenn O’Halloran as environmental risk underwriter as it continues to invest in building its environmental liability insurance capabilities in the U.K. and Ireland. O’Halloran will be responsible for growing ACE’s environmental liability book, …

Lockton Adds Wasilchuk as Account Executive in Chicago

Lockton has hired John Wasilchuk as an account executive in its Chicago office focusing on environmental risk management. He is responsible for placement of environmental insurance coverage for Lockton clients and maintaining relationships with environmental underwriters and carriers. Prior to …

Global Risk Experts Lack Confidence in Governments on Economies, Climate

Fragile economies and extreme weather have combined to crank up the global risk dial in the past year, creating an increasingly dangerous mix, according to the World Economic Forum. Despite Europe’s avoidance of a euro break-up in 2012 and the …

Judge Won’t Order Additional Damages Against Exxon for Valdez Spill

A federal judge has refused to order Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay an additional $92 million sought by the U.S. government and state of Alaska to address lingering damage from the 1989 oil spill in Prince William Sound. U.S. District …