Transocean Ltd. has filed a petition under the federal Limitation of Shipowner's Liability Act of 1851 to limit its liability for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion to less than $26.8 million.
Shareholder derivative lawsuits against directors and officers of British Petroleum in the wake of the company's offshore oil rig explosion could result in sizeable recoveries based on current litigation trends, an expert in the field says.
Transocean Ltd. has filed a petition under the federal Limitation of Shipowner's Liability Act of 1851 to limit its liability for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion to less than $26.8 million.
Shareholder derivative lawsuits against directors and officers of BP in the wake of the company's oil rig explosion could result in sizeable recoveries based on current litigation trends, an expert in the field said.
Insured losses from the Deepwater Horizon Drilling Platform explosion will likely total about around $1.4 billion, but are not expected to significantly impact this niche marketplace or buying behaviors.
U.S. commercial property and casualty insurance premiums and corresponding rates were down 4 percent last month, but an uptick is coming for energy rates, an insurance exchange executive predicted.
U.S. commercial property and casualty insurance premiums and corresponding rates were down 4 percent last month, but an uptick is coming for energy rates, an insurance exchange executive predicted.
The losses from the Deepwater Horizon Drilling Platform explosion are not expected to significantly impact the insurance marketplace or buying behaviors, a brokerage executive said.
The losses from the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform explosion are not expected to significantly impact the insurance marketplace or buying behaviors, a brokerage executive said.