Risk and Insurance Management Society in Boston

• Will More Regulation Solve Every Problem?

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 17, 2010

  Try to imagine this dream sequence--sort of a remake of "The Treasure of Sierra Madre." A grim lawman walks in on a group of insurers and demands to see their books.

• Lloyd's Record Profits For 2009 May Be Tough To Top As Cats Loom

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 10, 2010

  Lloyd's achieved a record profit of ?3.87 billion--that's $5.9 billion, in current exchange rates--to go along with a sparkling combined ratio of 86.1 last year despite a severe economic contraction and stubbornly soft commercial insurance pricing.

• Amendment To Reform Bill Would Bar Insurer Assessment

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 7, 2010

  A bipartisan amendment to the financial services reform legislation in the U.S. Senate is aimed at exempting insurers from paying for the resolution of large non-insurance financial services companies.

• States Spar With Big Insurers Over Treasury Monitor Concept

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

  State legislators and regulators are sparring with large insurance companies over whether Congress should create an office within the Treasury Department to monitor insurance activities.