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  Agent & Broker 2012 Outlook

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 20, 2012

  To gain some producer-level perspective on the outlook this year for the P&C business, NU spoke with some major players across the agent & broker spectrum to discover where the greatest opportunities—as well as the most daunting challenges—lie in the year to come.

• Tightening Underwriting and Carriers Courting Independents Seen as Top Trends

  January 19, 2012

  To gain some producer-level perspective on the outlook this year for the P&C business, NU speaks with some major players across the agent & broker spectrum to discover where the greatest opportunities—as well as the most daunting challenges—lie in the year to come.

• The Council Says FIO Should Pressure States on Regulatory Issues

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 19, 2012

  The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers is urging the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to use its authority to change the current insurance-regulatory system, either through the states or “through federal means.”

• The Council Says FIO Should Pressure States on Regulatory Issues

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 16, 2012

  The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers is urging the Federal Insurance Office to use its authority to change the current insurance regulatory system, either through the states or “through federal means.”

• R&O Insurance Societies and Associations: Plenty on the Plate

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, AA&B editor  |  December 1, 2011

  With a host of state and federal legislative issues up for grabs (NFIP, NARAB II, health care reform and more), insurance trade associations are busier than ever representing the needs of their members to legislators. Find out about what the industry’s top associations have in store for 2012 and beyond.

• Group Medical Benefit Rates Still on Rise, but Increases Moderating

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 28, 2011

  Eighteen months after passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, group medical benefits costs rose once again, according to a recent survey.

• Facts, Cooperation Make The Difference On Capital Hill

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 28, 2010

  The industry needs to stay on top of its game in Washington, as it defends its reputation and maintains its voice in implementing and creating policy, according to experts here.

• Focus Shifts To Regulation Writing, Implementation On Fin'l Reform Law

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 26, 2010

  President Barack Obama signed financial services reform into law last week, setting in motion an intense effort by interested parties to shape the regulations and government bodies that will implement the legislation to their liking.

• Senate Passes Fin. Svcs. Reform; Bill Goes To President

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 15, 2010

  The Senate today passed and sent to President Obama legislation that would make the most sweeping changes to financial services regulation since the Great Depression.

• Treasury Power Over Trade Pacts Limited

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 28, 2010

  The Treasury Department's authority to conclude bilateral trade agreements on insurance with foreign countries will be considerably watered down.