Arthur D. Postal

• Climate Change & Insurance: Existential Threat—or Extraordinary Opportunity?

  By Bryant Rousseau, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 5, 2013

  Few—if any—industries would seem to face a greater existential threat from the effects of climate change than insurance. As flood waters rise, as hurricanes and tornadoes grow more intense and as droughts last longer, trillions of dollars of insured assets are at risk. In the ugliest scenario imaginable, even the...

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  Top 10 Slideshows of 2012

  By Caterina Pontoriero, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 19, 2012

  Slideshows are some of the most-read articles on PC360. From the top insurance company logos to the top living legends in insurance, here is a list of the top 10 slideshows from 2012.

• Sandy Crashes Ashore

  By PC360 Staff  |  November 30, 2012

  Read the latest updates on NFIP borrowing concerns, infrastructure damage and auto claims arising from Superstorm Sandy.

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  NIMA, NRRA and NARAB II: Q&A With NAPSLO’s Brady Kelley

  By Arthur D. Postal PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 12, 2012

  NAPSLO Executive Director Brady Kelley talks about the state of the surplus-lines market, the association’s response to the implementation of NRRA, and what the future will hold for NIMA, among other topics.

• What's Next for MLR?

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 25, 2012

  The medical loss ratio question is far from settled, as SCOTUS weighs the healthcare law’s constitutionality, and Congress debates two MLR reform bills.

• FIO Advisors to Meet March 30 as Treasury Keeps Overdue Report Close to Vest

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  March 13, 2012

  The first meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance has been scheduled at the U.S.Treasury Department, even as interested parties await the report to Congress from Treasury’s Federal Office of Insurance.

• NU's Top 10 Stories of 2011

  By NU Staff  |  December 19, 2011

  In such an eventful year, with dozens of compelling stories as strong contenders, determining the Top 10 of 2011 was no easy task. But, after a lot of labor—and internal debate—we feel the final list we’ve put together successfully captures the essential news of the past 12 months.

• #5 In D.C., a Busy 2011 Saw Number of Major Moves That Will Shape P&C Future

  December 15, 2011

  Politicians, bureaucrats and industry associations kept our D.C. bureau chief, Arthur D. Postal, plenty busy in 2011. Here are his encapsulated reports on the quartet of congressional stories that mattered most this past year—and which will continue to be newsmakers in 2012.

• 12 Key Coverage Areas for 2012

  By Bryant Rousseau, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 1, 2011

  With the New Year just around the corner, we offer a preview of a dozen topics and trends that will be a focus of NU’s coverage in 2012.

• Loss Estimates Roll In For Deadly Spring Storms, Tornadoes

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 3, 2011

  On May 22, a devastating tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo., putting an exclamation point on a spring that has seen deadly and costly storms in several states.

• An Analysis of H.R. 1063 and Its Effect on Workers’ Comp

  By Rafael Gonzalez  |  March 21, 2011

  More changes are in the works regarding Medicare secondary payer rules and workers’ compensation.

• An Introduction

  By Bryant Rousseau, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 7, 2011

  Whether you’re an actor, an athlete or an editor, it’s never easy to follow a legend. And after a 29-year career at NU, I don’t think there’s any doubt that Sam Friedman, our former editor-in-chief, qualifies as an industry icon.

• Insurers Push for NFIP Extension Ahead of Expiration

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 7, 2010

  The property and casualty insurance industry is gearing up to battle for certainty for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) when Congress returns for a short session Sept. 13.

• Splitting Costs on Concurrent Wind/Water Claims

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 1, 2010

  Legislation introduced in the Senate on July 29, which would split the difference on "wind vs. water" claims after a hurricane, appears to be generating little support within the P&C insurance industry.

• Legislation Would Split Costs on Concurrent Wind/Water Hurricane Claims

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 3, 2010

  Legislation introduced in the Senate on July 29, which would split the difference on "wind vs. water" claims after a hurricane, appears to be generating little support within the P&C insurance industry.

• Insurers Look To Help Craft Fin'l Reform Regulations

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 22, 2010

  Now that President Barack Obama has signed financial services reform into law, an intense lobbying effort will be set in motion to shape the regulations that will implement the bill to the liking of insurers, brokers and other interested parties.