Insurers might be damned if they do but more damned if they don't support a controversial proposal to force homeowners carriers to collect and disclose data on the race, gender and income bracket of t

Three mega-brokers were clearly steaming when asked during a panel discussion about how their firms would replace the billions surrendered in contingency fees to settle bid-rigging allegations, compla

Michael Moore's latest mockumentary, "Sicko," is about as subtle as a sledgehammer, and his lens is way too rose-colored in extolling the virtues of a single-payer alternative. However, his essential

In today's blog entry, NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman explores how the unique immigrant background of Cuban-born Alex Soto, president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, impac

Any doubts about the need for universal adoption of enterprise risk management in Corporate America should have been wiped out by the trillions lost in the mortgage and investment markets over the

With the acquisition of Alexander Forbes International Risk Services last year, and the hiring of former Lloyd's heavyweight Julian James to oversee its new worldwide markets segment, Lockton is offic

It turns out that reports of the political deaths of Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain were greatly exaggerated. Indeed, it appears that the Iowa debacle might have been the best thing that could

The Risk and Insurance Management Society should have told media-shy congressional staffers to take a hike rather than exclude reporters who refused to sign a non-disclosure and confidentiality agreem