Victim Compensation Fund

• WTC Captive Extends Opt-In Deadline Two Months

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 26, 2010

  The WTC Captive Insurance Company announced it would extend the Sept. 8, deadline to opt in to its settlement for two months, until Nov. 8, to give plaintiffs more time to consider whether to accept.

• Oil Spill Fund Will Pay Quickly, Help Keep BP Afloat: Hartwig

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 17, 2010

  British Petroleum's $20 billion fund to compensate Gulf oil disaster victims will pay quickly, eliminate trial lawyers' settlement cuts, and allow for BP's continued operations

• New Agreement Reached On WTC Captive Settlement

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 10, 2010

  An agreement has been reached to settle workers' claims against the World Trade Center Insurance Company for more than $712 million, a $125 million increase over a settlement nixed by a federal judge in March.

• 9/11 Nightmare Coming to an End

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com, Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 18, 2010

  The long personal nightmare of thousands of 9/11 workers' compensation claimants may be coming to an end.