Australia Turns Corner After Shakeout In recent years, the Australian insurance and reinsurance industry has been dampened by billion-dollar losses and the subsequent exit ...
Mandate Boosts Hong Kong InsurersHong Kong Fresh business opportunities have opened up for both domestic and foreign insurers in Hong Kong after the local government ...
Patients' Rights Liability Costs DebatedAdvocates of the U.S. Senate version of a "Patients' Bill of Rights" charge that health insurer concerns about the potential cost ...
Treat People Like 'Customers,' RMs Told Because of the dubious reputation of local government when dealing with claimants, public employees and average citizens with a ...
Loose Ends Remain In Privacy BattleAlthough insurers are pleased with the progress that states have made to put privacy standards into place to meet the ...
Insurers At Odds Over Fed RegulationWashington The leaders of the four major associations representing primary insurance companies are at odds over whether the current exclusive ...
States Warned About Fed's InterventionWashington House Financial Services Committee Chairman Mike Oxley, R-Ohio, warned at a recent hearing that if insurance regulation is not reformed, ...
Independent Agents Get New Lease On Life, But Challenges RemainBy Mark E. RuquetTo paraphrase Mark Twain: the death of the independent agent has been greatly ...
Brokers Back Bill To Expand Pension Advisory Opportunities Washington Brokers and life insurance companies are lining up to support legislation that would expand their ability ...
Data Standard Groups Merge London Editor London The insurance industrys two principal standards bodies--ACORD and WISe--announced last week that they will merge their standards-development activities ...