Brian Kennedy

• Judge: BP Can't Tap $750M in Coverage Held by Deepwater Horizon Rig Owner

  By Harry R. Weber and Kevin McGill, Associated Press  |  November 16, 2011

  BP has lost two big rulings in its fight to shield itself from potentially having to pay billions of dollars more in damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, though the company was able to limit some of its future exposure.

• SLIMPACT Approved By N.D., Kentucky

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 21, 2011

  With an eye toward jump-starting national momentum for reform, a North Dakota committee became the country’s first legislative body to approve a Surplus Lines Insurance Multistate Compliance Compact (SLIMPACT) this month, with Kentucky close behind.

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  SLIMPACT Approved By North Dakota, Kentucky

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 11, 2011

  With an eye towards jump-starting national momentum for reform, two House representatives from North Dakota and Kentucky led efforts to become the country’s first legislative bodies to approve a Surplus Lines Insurance Multistate Compliance Compact (SLIMPACT) this week.

• The OFC that Wouldn't Die

  By Ted Besesparis  |  September 7, 2010

  Congress will see a "major push" on optional federal charter (OFC) legislation in the next session.