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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 16, 2012
The Financial Services Roundtable wants the Treasury Department to use the Federal Insurance Office to coordinate all federal-agency activities regarding insurance in order to ensure that onerous and duplicative federal intervention in the insurance business does not occur.
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By Richard Mintzer,CLU |
December 21, 2011
A higher standard of care and quality control are essential
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 30, 2011
The Treasury Department will hold a public hearing Dec. 9 to gain industry views on what it should recommend in an upcoming report on modernizing and improving insurance regulation.
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By Bob Burns |
October 13, 2011
Websites and email are OK, but complex commercial risk requires collaboration between experts, delivered by a common online platform.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 23, 2011
The White House is conducting background checks on S. Roy Woodall, a sign that it is finally moving to fill the slot on the Financial Stability Oversight Council reserved for an independent member with insurance expertise.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 14, 2011
Carriers and vendors have both heard enough horror stories about software implementation to chill even Steven King’s blood. Turning those stories into fairytale endings has required a better approach—from both sides—that makes vendors and carriers long-term partners.
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February 21, 2011
Shareholder plaintiffs bringing derivative actions typically sue the directors and officers “in the name and for the benefit of” the company in which they hold shares, alleging harm done to the company through breaches of various duties.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 11, 2011
Members of the House Financial Services Committee are drafting letters to federal regulators asking that designation of any insurer as systemically risky be delayed until insurance experts are in place to help with the process.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 8, 2010
The current focus of regulatory scrutiny may be a leading indicator of which industry sectors will be targeted for future securities lawsuits, a former plaintiffs' lawyer said recently.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 11, 2010
In a market where growth seems elusive, the leader of Connecticut's newest managing general agency believes his startup--focused on servicing $1,500 surplus lines accounts--could bind $10 million of new business by year's end.
