Food and Drug Administration

• Senate Passes 60-Day NFIP Extension; Paves Way for Vote on 5-Year bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 24, 2012

  The Senate passed a 60-day National Flood Insurance Program extension as part of an agreement between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. David Vitter, R-La. to move a five-year program extension bill to the Senate floor.

• Senate Looks to Attach Long-Term NFIP Extension to FDA Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 21, 2012

  An effort is underway to attach a long-term National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization and reform legislation to bipartisan drug legislation in the Senate.

• New Risks Mean New Opportunities For Specialty Insurers, Execs Say

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 12, 2011

  There’s a silver lining in every cloud, and for specialty insurers there’s opportunity present in every emerging risk, two carrier executives say. Navigators’ Stanley Galanski and Aspen’s Mario Vitale see product opportunities in responding to emerging life sciences, environmental and supply-chain risks.

• Civil Justice Reforms

  By David Golden  |  July 1, 2011

  2011 a great year in Wisconsin, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama

• White-Collar Litigator Named Maryland Insurance Commissioner

  By Staff Writer  |  May 31, 2011

  Therese Goldsmith, an attorney who concentrated on white-collar litigation, is Maryland’s new insurance commissioner.

• Inland-Marine Carriers Face Added Competition, New Federal Rules

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 16, 2011

  Inland Marine carriers are dealing with a soft market, increased competition in this historically profitable niche, and new federal regulations that complicate the assessment of risk.

• A Coverage Analysis of the Egg Recall

  By Diana Reitz  |  November 3, 2010

  The recent salmonella outbreak involving millions of eggs is just the latest in the seemingly never-ending debate about the quality and safety of the American food supply.

• Egg Recall To Trigger Contaminated Products Coverage

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 26, 2010

  As about a half a billion eggs have been recalled due to possible salmonella infection, it is likely recall contamination insurance coverage has been triggered.

• Pain Management: Integration and Innovation Can Bring Success

  By Dr. Maria Sciame  |  May 1, 2010

  Chronic pain is one of the most common, costly, and challenging issues that workers' compensation payers face. The toll it can take on the life of the injured individual is just as dramatic, and costly, on a personal level.

• Narcotics: High cost in worker's comp claims

  By Staff Writer  |  February 1, 2010

  Narcotic drugs account for nearly one quarter of workers' comp prescription costs, according to a new industry study by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI).