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U.S. Vows to Replace BP on Oil Response If Necessary to Control Spill

The U.S. government will move aside BP from the operation to try to halt the Gulf of Mexico oil spill if it decides the company is not performing as required in its response to the well leak, U.S. Interior Secretary …

EU Faces a Battle in Achieving Closer Economic Union

Agreeing on a $1 trillion safety net may prove the easy part of saving the euro now the European Union’s leaders are turning to the divisive issue of tightening economic policy coordination. The European Commission wants to reinforce economic surveillance …

Willis’ Plumeri Urges UK Government to Spur Insurance Industry Growth

Joe Plumeri, Chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings, “told an audience of insurance executives that the new UK Government must address the struggling economy to spur growth in the British insurance industry, while calling on the EU to resolve …

BP Shareholder Sues, Alleging Mismanagement of Oil Spill

A BP Plc shareholder in Alaska Thursday sued the corporation’s chairman and board members, alleging the officials’ mismanagement led to the disastrous Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and spill and have devalued BP stock. The lawsuit, filed in Alaska Superior Court …

Bowring Marsh Opens Tokyo Office

Bowring Marsh, the Specialist International Placement Broker at Marsh, has expanded its Asian presence with the opening in Tokyo of its eighth office, which will specialize in property, earthquake and business interruption risks. Marsh said the office will “place large …

Lloyd’s CEO Calls for ‘Underwriting Discipline’ In Face of a ‘Tough Year’

Lloyd’s CEO Richard Ward issued a warning to insurance chiefs to prepare for a tough year ahead with the fall-out from large scale catastrophes, such as the Chilean earthquake and Transocean oil spill, likely to be felt for months to …

Lloyd’s China Granted Direct Insurance License

“Lloyd’s China has been granted a license by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to write direct insurance in addition to their existing reinsurance license,” said a bulletin on its web site (www.lloyds.com). Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Levene announced the licensing …

Volcker Says Europe Committed to Common Currency

Europe’s $1 trillion economic rescue signals a recognition of the threat to the euro currency and a commitment to defending it, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker said Tuesday. Volcker, a special adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama, said in …

Miller Adds Two Global Facultative Reinsurance Specialists

UK-based Miller Insurance Services, an independent insurance and reinsurance broker, announced that Paul Loring and Clare Brooking, both facultative reinsurance specialists, have joined its team in London. They both specialize in the placement of facultative reinsurance, said the bulletin, particularly …

Senate Republicans Balk at Raising Oil Companies’ Spill Liability

President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was disappointed that a measure to lift limits on oil firm liability for spills had stalled in the U.S. Senate, and blasted Republicans he said had stopped it. “I am disappointed that an effort …