Insurance representatives

• Industry Reps Agree FIO Important, but Disagree on Role it Should Play

  By Elizabeth D. Festa and Arthur D. Postal  |  December 9, 2011

  Insurance representatives sitting on three separate panels failed to provide a consensus on what the role of the Federal Insurance Office should be in insurance regulation.

• The Death of Agent Customer Service?

  By Bernd G. Heinze, Esq.  |  December 1, 2011

  There is a developing current of debate in today’s sale of insurance products that due to economic constraints and market dynamics, the buyers of insurance are now focused solely on price—and that customer service is a thing of the past.

• 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.

• NAMIC’s Parrillo: Keep the Passion Alive

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 19, 2011

  Mutual insurance executives need to express their passion for the industry by telling their stories and pointing to the mission that the protection of policyholders is the backbone of insurers’ business, says the outgoing chairman of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.

• Woodall Nominated For FSOC, But Prompt Confirmation No Sure Bet

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 30, 2011

  Roy Woodall’s nomination as the independent member with insurance expertise on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is being welcomed by the insurance industry—but don’t expect him to immediately be able to play a role there.

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  Obama Administration Announces Plans to Nominate Woodall to FSOC

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 27, 2011

  Former Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Roy Woodall will be President Obama’s nominee for the insurance member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

• IASA 2011: Economical Insurance Group Earns Technology Innovation Award

  By Staff Writer  |  June 9, 2011

  IASA and Ward Group announce The Economical Insurance Group (TEIG) has been named the winner of the 2011 Technology Innovation Award for the development of the Insurance on Demand (IoD) application, which arms TEIG’s brokers with the capability to service and sell insurance.

• Trade Group Calls For Nomination Of FSOC Insurance Voting Member

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 19, 2011

  An insurance trade group is urging the Obama administration to promptly nominate the insurance voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

• 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.

• DOT To Hold Second Distracted Driver Summit

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 17, 2010

  The Department of Transportation will hold a "distracted drivers" summit Tuesday in Washington as a follow-up to an initial summit last year that insurers credit with helping bring down auto deaths caused by inattentive drivers.