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BP Releases Report on Deepwater Horizon Disaster
by Claire
8 Sep 2010 at 6:26am
No single factor, rather a sequence of failures involving a number of different parties led to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and fire which killed 11 people and caused widespread pollution in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year.
That?s the upshot of a report released by BP today based on a four-month internal investigation led by [...]
NZ Earthquake
by Claire
7 Sep 2010 at 6:21am
And so it was an earthquake, rather than a hurricane that fueled the catastrophe headlines of the long weekend.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck near Christchurch on New Zealand?s South Island early Saturday follows major earthquakes in Baja (California), Chile, Haiti and China earlier this year.
The blow to New Zealand?s second largest city underscores the key [...]
Worker Safety and Health in Hurricanes
by Claire
3 Sep 2010 at 6:54am
The combination of a major East coast hurricane and the Labor Day holiday weekend has us thinking about the thousands of emergency workers who will be helping keep our basic infrastructure like roads, power supply and telecommunications systems up and running as Hurricane Earl blows through.
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) reports that many [...]
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AIA Offers Hurricane Safety and Preparedness Tips to East Coast Residents
2 Sep 2010 at 12:00am
WASHINGTON, DC, September 2, 2010 ? With reports of Hurricane Earl heading toward the East Coast, the American Insurance Association (AIA) is reminding coastal residents to be aware of potential property damage risks.
California Ends 2010 Legislative Session
2 Sep 2010 at 12:00am
SACRAMENTO, CA, September 2, 2010 ? California?s 2010 legislative session adjourned on Tuesday, August 31 and primarily focused on the state?s $19 billion budget deficit but the legislature did consider a number of significant property-casualty issues according to the American Insurance Association (AIA).
AIA to Host Roundtable on Global Insurance Regulation; Expresses Concerns abo…
12 Aug 2010 at 12:00am
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 12, 2010 ? The American Insurance Association (AIA) will host a roundtable session entitled ?Global Insurance Regulation?Assessing the New Frontier? at the Summer 2010 National Meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The panel will discuss the regulatory changes in the U.S. and Europe. Panelists include George Brady of the NAIC, Hannah Grant of the European Insurance and Reinsurance Federation (CEA), Yoshihiro Kawai from the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), and David Snyder from AIA. The roundtable will take place on Sunday, Aug. 15 from 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. in room 613 at the Washington State Convention Center.
