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• What CEOs Want from Risk Managers

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 9, 2012

  To meet the needs of C-suite execs, always balance risk with return—and go (way) beyond insurance to support strategic objectives.

• What Defines an Expert?

  By Richard Mintzer,CLU  |  December 21, 2011

  A higher standard of care and quality control are essential

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  Treasury Now Says Next Week Will Bring Clarity to SiFi Issue

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 6, 2011

  While legislators were expected to get answers today on measurements the Financial Stability Oversight Council will use in designating insurers as “systemically significant,” Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says a meeting next week will offer clarity on that issue.

• Senate Confirms Woodall as FSOC Voting Member with Insurance Expertise

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 27, 2011

  The Senate last night confirmed the nomination of Roy Woodall to be the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council with insurance expertise.

• Trade Groups Lay Out Legislative Agendas Beyond Flood Extension

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 2, 2011

  While insurance trade groups cite the flood program extension as their top priority this legislative session, they also plan to push for differentiating insurers from banks in the eyes of lawmakers and regulators, among some other key industry issues.

• Republicans Press Fed Regulators on Insurance Representation

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 17, 2011

  Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee grilled federal regulators on how they will represent insurance interests on the international stage and regulate the industry through authority granted in the Dodd-Frank financial-services reform law.

• FSOC Insurance Member Criticizes Handling Of Industry Interests

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 18, 2011

  The insurance industry’s interests on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) are “inadequately represented” because of the council’s policies, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) told a congressional panel.

• Old Biz Tops Agendas Of P&C Groups

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 3, 2011

  Regulatory initiatives dealing with implementation of the financial services reform law, and such old business as providing certainty to the NFIP will keep p&c insurance industry lobbyists extremely busy this year.

• Dodd-Frank Act Requires Keeping PL Policy Current

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 13, 2010

  Passage of the Dodd-Frank Act will mean a lot of changes in the world of finance, but having a current professional liability policy should grant executives some security in the case of litigation, said one insurance expert.

• Systemic Risk Council Holds First Meeting; Pledges Regulatory Balance

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

  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pledged at the first meeting of the new Financial Stability Oversight Council created by the Dodd-Frank law to "preserve the right balance" between the work of the group and existing regulatory agencies.