Changing corporate governance practices and excess capital in the insurance market that have softened rates for directors and officers liability insurance may now send them plunging, according to a

The industry's groundhogs popped their heads out long enough to spot their own shadows this month and predict that the market will keep softening while profitability deteriorates not just in 2007,

Miller Heiman announced a strategic alliance with Sales Benchmark Index to provide a suite of sales data products and analytic solutions. Miller Heiman works in the sales strategy and process space

NAPSLO, CIAB, IIABA are among industry groups backing federal

Chubb's vice chair says carriers can't afford to be complacent in volatile

Taylor vows to 'lay out the case' for a Congressional probe at Feb. 28

"The Multiple Peril Insurance Act would allow homeowners to buy insurance and know that all of their damage from wind and water will be covered," Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., said in a statement he

But another trade organization, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, welcomed the legislation, saying it will ensure there is a strong debate in Congress over the most appropriate