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• Supreme Court Eases Conditions For Filing Securities Class-Action Suit

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 10, 2011

  A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision moved the ball just a little bit in favor of easing the conditions for bringing a class-action lawsuit alleging securities fraud.

• Supreme Court Eases Standard For Some Class-Action Suits To Proceed

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 7, 2011

  The Supreme Court has ruled that shareholders of a public company may bring class-action suits for securities fraud without first proving they lost money through the company’s actions.

• Risk Management, Other Factors Cited In Gulf Oil Disaster

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 13, 2011

  The Gulf oil disaster was the result of years of government and industry complacency and could have been prevented, according to an investigation, which called for constantly updated risk management plans by the industry and a “culture of safety.”

• #5: BP Oil Disaster Breaks Records, Puts Spotlight On Risk Management Failure

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 20, 2010

  The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20 left 13 dead and 17 injured, leading to a massive oil spill and environmental disaster.

• It's Time To Take Loss Control Seriously

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 7, 2010

  In an environmentally risky business such as oil drilling, there can be little margin for error.

• Deepwater Horizon Spill Could Cost Insurers $3.5B: Moody's

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 4, 2010

  The Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico could cost insurers up to $3.5 billion, Moody's said.

• Deepwater Horizon Spill Could Cost Insurers $3.5B: Moody's

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 3, 2010

  The Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico could cost insurers up to $3.5 billion, Moody's said, but A.M. Best affirmed the oil rig owner's captive insurer rating despite the losses it faces.

• Florida: Hurricane Central June Through November

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com, Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 1, 2010

  June. While for many it evokes images of summer vacations, weddings, and days at the shore, here in Florida we think of hurricanes.

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  Is RM Being Treated As A Joke?

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com, Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 18, 2010

  In a complex industry such as oil exploration, there can be no margin for error. And if there is a failure, there had better be ...