New York--New York Insurance Superintendent Howard Mills saidtoday it will take another major natural disaster before Congresssits down and seriously discusses forming a national catastropheprogram.

Mr. Mills' comments came during the 14th Annual ProfessionalInsurance Agents of New York State's Metropolitan RegionalAwareness Program and included news of his department's new plansfor industry oversight.

In remarks after his speech Mr. Mills said, "Chances are notgood right now for passage of a national catastrophe plan...It willtake another cycle of natural catastrophes before people realizesome change is needed."

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.