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By Staff Writers |
March 29, 2012
While the insurance industry is state regulated, Washington D.C. has always remained a major player in the business. PC360 Washington editor Arthur D. Postal has compiled a list of the top-20 public and industry figures in Washington D.C.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 14, 2011
After reviewing a fatal accident that occurred more than a year ago, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for a nationwide ban on the non-emergency use of personal-electronic devices while driving.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 1, 2011
The Senate Banking Committee is being urged to drop a provision in flood-insurance legislation that would require homeowners and businesses to purchase federal flood coverage even if their properties are protected by levees.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 28, 2011
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., one of the primary authors of financial services reform legislation passed by Congress last year, says he will not return after his term ends in 2013.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 2, 2011
Officials of Chubb and Liberty Mutual and consumer advocate Birny Birnbaum are among 15 people named today to the Treasury Department’s Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance.
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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.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 9, 2011
Industry experts discuss the impact on the insurance industry of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 8, 2011
The Senate Banking Committee today approved Roy Woodall to be the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council with insurance expertise and sent the nomination to the full Senate for final approval.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 13, 2011
Insurance industry trade groups today lauded the decision of the House to pass legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program for five years—and urged the Senate to act promptly on the measure.
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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.