For the year, the international auction house said it had the best financial results in its 268-year history, with the exception of its record year in 2007.

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The organizers always do a great job getting top lawmakers and regulators to speak candidly and on the record, and this year was no exception.

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Climate change has arrived. 2012 is in the books as one of the warmest years on record, and extreme costly weather events are becoming the norm rather than the exception.

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