Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

• Moody’s: Disclosures Around Sokol Departure Credit-Negative For Berkshire

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 11, 2011

  Circumstances surrounding David Sokol’s recent resignation from Berkshire Hathaway are credit negative for the company, Moody’s Investors Service says, due to an appearance of conflict of interest and, more broadly, management-succession risk at the company.

• Moody’s: Sokol Disclosures Credit-Negative For Berkshire

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 4, 2011

  Circumstances surrounding David Sokol’s recent resignation from Berkshire Hathaway are credit negative for the company, Moody’s Investors Service says, due to an appearance of conflict of interest and, more broadly, management succession risk at the company.

• What's Wrong With Florida?

  By Allison Bell  |  October 25, 2010

  Florida has a high concentration of older residents and a history of being a place where some have gone to try to take advantage of others.

• Insurance Industry Looking To Engage Customers Via Social Media

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 18, 2010

  Tens of millions of Facebook users play FarmVille, a real-time farm simulation game where users build virtual farms, taking care of crops and animals while interacting with friends.

• Social Media Presents Both Risks, Opportunities

  By Howard Mills  |  October 18, 2010

  Ever heard of the Fujiwara effect? It's when two tropical cyclones come in such close proximity that they actually begin to orbit one another.

• Insurance Industry Looking to Engage Customers Via Social Media

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 18, 2010

  Tens of millions of Facebook users play FarmVille, a real-time farm simulation game where users build virtual farms, taking care of crops and animals while interacting with friends.

• IIABA Challenges 'Universal Fiduciary Standard' For Investment Products Sale

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 2, 2010

  The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America told the Securities and Exchange Commission that creating a universal fiduciary standard for the sale of investment products would have "seismic repercussions" on agents and brokers

• Social Media And Surplus Lines

  By Susan T. Stead  |  August 9, 2010

  Despite the casual nature of social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, the use of social media is subject to state insurance laws that govern advertising and unfair trade practices.

• Social Media and Surplus Lines

  By Susan T. Stead  |  August 9, 2010

  Despite the casual nature of social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, the use of social media is subject to state insurance laws that govern advertising and unfair trade practices.

• Social Media Meets Insurance Regulation: Where Are We Headed?

  By Susan T. Stead  |  June 7, 2010

  As the insurance industry embraces the use of social media as a marketing tool, it must consider risks that are unique to the insurance industry.