The Florida Legislature has given final passage to a bill reinstating an attorneys' fee cap in workers' compensation cases in response to a State Supreme Court ruling that an existing fee restriction was unenforceable.

A research firm's finding that closing a tax loophole for offshore insurers could cost U.S. insurance consumers more than $10 billion per year has been attacked as flawed by the Coalition for a Domestic Insurance Industry.

A conference for insurance/financial marketing executives on "branding in the age of the social Web" will be held Sept. 28-30 in Chicago, the Springfield, Va.-based Aartrijk firm announced.

National Underwriter is seeking entries for its third annual "Award For Excellence In Workers' Compensation Risk Management," sponsored by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

Little insurance coverage is available to protect business against fallout from the swine flu outbreak, and risk managers need to be aware of how to minimize potential infections among staff and compensate if the worst-case scenario comes to pass.

Eight industry trade groups supporting an optional federal insurance charter told key members of Congress in a letter last week that financial services reform should include a dedicated national regulator.

The American Association of Managing General Agents is gearing up for its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla., later this month, drawing its members to the gathering with the promise of networking opportunities.

American International Group said last week that despite the ongoing investigations by federal authorities, they know of no illegal activity by the company's controversial financial products unit.