The United States and the United Kingdom are witnessing average rate increases on directors and officers liability insurance of 15 percent, but U.K. renewals are exhibiting mixed results, according to Aon.

State insurance commissioners plan to grill the top credit rating agencies as to why the commissioners shouldn't seek other guidance in evaluating insurers' securities holdings, a key regulator said.

President Barack Obama has told Congress that any health care legislation he signs must give individuals and small businesses the ability to purchase affordable coverage.

What ethical obligations, if any, do insurance companies and independent agencies have in developing a more diverse industry workforce? Offer your take at NU Editor Sam Friedman's blog at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Caroline at the Reinsurance Rendez-Vous, finds SCOR is once again in the limelight, celebrating a hard-earned comeback. View this and other discussions at www.NoRiskZone.com .

What is the single most important element of a successful IT systems implementation? That's the question posed to readers of NU's Technology Decisions at www.tech-decisions.com.

Encouraging a son or daughter to take part in an activity is part of a parent's job, but one father may have taken it too far.

The Vermont Captive Insurance Association said it has selected Richard Smith, a veteran Vermont state official with "political savvy," as the group's new president.