Todd Harper, a legislative assistant to Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Penn., said that the concept of an optional federal charter for insurers "is an idea that is increasingly gaining in attractiveness in Wa

Not enough attention is paid to risk exposure issues in merger and acquisition transactions involving insurers, sometimes leaving the purchaser with unexpected exposures, an insurance brokerage execut

Lynley Williams, Progressive recruiting manager, said the positions offer excellent growth opportunities for candidates who want to advance their careers within an innovative company that has the goal

NAIC President Alessandro Iuppa, also Maine's insurance superintendent, stressed the group's focus on a principles-based system of insurance supervision in a keynote speech at the 2006 Committee of Eu

The Trusted Choice branding effort, launched in 2001 by Alexandria, Va.-based IIABA and several independent agency carriers, highlights the benefits independent agencies and brokerage firms offer cons

Alfred Tobin, managing director of Aon's national property practice, said that a profitable 2006 for insurers could spell some relief for insureds on catastrophe risks, and another light hurricane sea

The days of cutting out unethical executives from a directors and officers policy after they are uncovered is gone, said an insurance brokerage executive, and buyers need to figure out how to deal wit

"The capital model itself does not define a rating," said Grace Osborne, managing director of North American insurance ratings for S&P, detailing changes to the structure of the S&P's methodology and