The best offense may be a good defense for the insurance industry, which faces increasingly blue statehouses and legislatures across the country following Democratic gains on Election Day–with hundreds of seats featuring brand-new lawmakers thanks in part to term limit rules.
Indeed, the Democratic swing in state elections throughout the country could pose stiff challenges to the industry looking to hold onto recent gains, according to Don Griffin, director of personal and commercial lines for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.
While the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act might be seen as the exception that proves the rule, insurers generally look upon Republicans more favorably than Democrats as more receptive to their needs, Mr. Griffin noted.
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- 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
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 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.
