A proposed regulation by the Internal Revenue Service that would reverse a long-standing tax benefit for captive insurance operations and put them on the same footing as self-insureds has caught the

Florida authorities said last week that Allstate is the latest insurer to be subpoenaed for information and testimony about homeowners' rates in an ongoing investigation that is examining possible

If you expected market conditions and other external factors to have negatively affected this year's performance results in the 15th annual "Best Practices Study," think again. Unexpectedly, organic

With a landslide vote, the Senate Banking Committee approved legislation extending the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act for seven years, drawing a positive message from the Bush administration before the

The new chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America has purposely set an ambitious agenda for his tenure, aiming to strengthen the group's voice in Washington and bolster its

German-based reinsurer Munich Re took a first step in its previously disclosed mission to grow in the U.S. property-casualty market when it announced its intention to acquire The Midland Company for

At a time when some executives bemoan a seemingly industrywide focus on price-driven, commodity-based operating models, a select group of specialty insurers and brokers dares to be different--and

New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo believes his new proposed rule on collateral requirements--his second bold regulatory initiative in a month--is good for regulators and the insurance ind