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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 13, 2012
Assurant Insurance Company’s specialty-property unit defended its forced-place-insurance practices, saying that, among other protections, it seeks to ensure that consumers are “well-informed” about their force-placed coverage.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 10, 2012
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today drafted new national regulations governing forced-place insurance.
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By Staff Writer |
March 30, 2012
U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren blasted American International Group and the U.S. government for allowing the insurer to get a tax break after receiving a government bailout, calling it “a stealth bailout.”
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By Arthur D. Postal |
March 9, 2012
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will propose regulations this year imposing strict limits on force-placed insurance for homeowners, bringing it to a level that an industry expert says it should not be.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 20, 2011
Commercial insurance is not on course for a hard market, but there are significant pricing and underwriting demands that suggest an end to the prolonged soft market, says a panel of insurance brokers.
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By Associated Press |
June 28, 2011
The American Insurance Association trade group spent $230,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on a variety of issues.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 17, 2011
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., plans to introduce legislation repealing the Dodd-Frank financial services law, calling it “misguided” and a “blatant abuse of power.”
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 7, 2011
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., plans to introduce legislation repealing the Dodd-Frank financial services law, calling it "misguided" and a "blatant abuse of power."
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 3, 2011
One thing is clear going into 2011. While there are signs of economic improvement there is no doubt that there are plenty of challenges that lie ahead for the year.
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By Robert H. Myers Jr. |
November 8, 2010
In the process of reforming the financial markets, Congress was unable to generate a solution that is more than a patch for the holes in the existing flawed model.
