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EAPD has recently published the second electronic version of its ‘Commercial Litigation Review’ (August 2009), which focuses on the hot topics currently facing businesses in the UK and throughout the world. 

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Read More Publication: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge’s Commercial Litigation Review (August 2009 edition)

On August 5, 2009, the Director of the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Robert Khuzami, outlined multiple new steps the SEC is taking to increase enforcement of securities laws and regulations in the wake of high-profile cases and losses for investors, such as the Bernard Madoff ponzi scheme. 

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Read More SEC Division of Enforcement Director Announces Aggressive New Initiatives – An EAPD Client Advisory

On August 14, 2009, Governor Paterson announced the appointment of James J. Wrynn to serve as Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department (the “Department”).  He will succeed Eric Dinallo who resigned from the Department on July 3 to accept a visiting professor position at New York University. 

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Read More Governor Paterson Announces Appointment of New York Superintendent of Insurance

On 27 July 2009 the Insurance Industry Working Group (IIWG) published a report on its vision for the insurance industry in 2020. The IIWG is co-chaired by Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Andrew Moss, Aviva group chief executive, and is made up of representatives from a number of UK insurers and insurance brokers. …
Read More UK: Insurance Industry Working Group Sets Out 2020 Vision

Please join the Reinsurance Under 40s at their next event — July 30 at Bourbon Street Bar and Grille at 6:00 p.m. — and enjoy a New Orleans-style drink with other members of the industry.  For more information about the July 30 event, click here and for more information about the Under 40s, click here. 

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Read More Join the Re Under 40s at their Summer Event on July 30 in New York

On July 9, 2009, the Treasury released the new guidelines and application procedures for the stimulus program which reimburses taxpayers for the cost of renewable energy property. …
Read More New Treasury Guidelines and Application Procedures for the Treasury Cash Grants in Lieu of Renewable Energy Tax Credits

Several prominent mediators have come together to create REMEDI, the Re/Insurance Mediation Institute, to foster the  development of mediation as a tool for resolving reinsurance and insurance disputes. …
Read More REMEDI, the Re/Insurance Mediation Institute, Formed To Promote Mediation