1 March 2011Insurance

The eye of the storm

Energy company BP has now said that the final cost of paying the clean-up costs and compensation relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico will total some $26 billion. Some believe ongoing compensation claims could still inflate this figure. The incident has focused the spotlight on the use of selfinsurance and captives among corporates.

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