financial-reform law

• Bouhan: Surplus-Lines Tax-Sharing Pacts Create Winners, Losers

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 9, 2011

  Regardless of which premium tax-sharing agreement is used to implement the federal surplus-lines reform law, it may not be around in the long run, says Richard Bouhan, executive director of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices.

• Storm of Negative Forces Hurting Workers’ Compensation Market

  By Stephen J. Klingel  |  May 1, 2011

  Early signs for this year’s workers’ compensation market show that it is struggling against some significant headwinds. Two forces, in particular, continue to buffet the industry: A troubled job market and regulatory uncertainty.

• Minn. Rep. Seeks To Repeal Dodd-Frank

  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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  Rep. Bachmann Seeks To Repeal Dodd-Frank

  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."

• NAIC Asks Company CEOs To Pay A Visit

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 20, 2010

  Chief executives be advised that regulators are looking for you, but just for a friendly chat.

• Soft Market Becoming The Norm Thanks To Recession, Excess Capital

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 11, 2010

  The soft commercial insurance market is becoming more of the norm than the exception, as broker and carrier officials suggest the pricing cycles of the past may be changing to an almost permanently depressed state.

• Fin'l Services Reform To-Dos Likely To Linger

  By Howard Mills  |  July 26, 2010

  One of the most famous quotes of baseball legend Yogi Berra was his adage: "It ain't over till it's over."