Louisiana's governor and insurance commissioner yesterday unveiled legislative proposals they said were designed to solve the state's property insurance market crisis by attracting new carriers and d

A Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure has held hearings on several measures dealing with personal record privacy with a focus on security breaches and consumers' ability

In today's blog entry, NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman takes on the challenge thrown down by fellow NU blogger Ara C. Trembly about global warming. To take part in this heated discussion, go to

Although industry groups did their best to put a positive spin on a grim report this week suggesting that insurers no longer deserve a limited exemption from federal antitrust law, it might be time

The insurance industry made a powerful enemy last week when presidential candidate Barack Obama called for a wide-ranging federal investigation of reported abuses by long-term care carriers. NU

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,

Generally, the only coverage of ART in the business sections of mass circulation newspapers or magazines is about whether paintings are good investments. So it was a welcome surprise to see a

If insurers eventually knuckle under to political and legal pressure to pay flood-related Hurricane Katrina claims that they believe their policies excluded, NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman wouldn't