With many of the necessary data standards and much of the required technology infrastructure already in place to allow for electronic trading, ingrained traditions and fear of change are now the

In his second bold regulatory proposal this month, New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo has again challenged the inertia paralyzing the nation's regulatory scene by pitching a plan to

Traditional insurers will quickly lose business to capital market players if carriers don't work together to drive costs and inefficiencies out of their transactions by adopting data standards and

David Sampson has been on the job about two months as the new president and chief executive officer of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, but he'll take center stage this week in

Insurers have never been change-friendly, but to still see underwriters, brokers and claims adjusters hauling piles of paper around the market is just ridiculous, according to NU Editor In Chief Sam

For independent agents, technology has become a critical difference-maker in operating more productively and cost-efficiently. To recognize the efforts of innovative agencies when it comes to

How do you go about selling risk management when premium rates are falling and insurers are being ever more generous with their coverage? That was the question we posed to those entering this year's

Controversies over disputed hurricane and flood claims, credit scoring, federal regulation and the industry's profitability will be among the hot topics debated by two heavyweights--Robert P. Hartwig,