The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld language in a directors and officers liability insurance policy that excludes protection against actions by a regulator.

After announcing plans to integrate its suite of technology products under one brand, Vertafore unveiled two new software developments during the 33rd annual AMS Users Group Conference in Washington, D.C.

The blurred line between social and business networking, creates challenges; the technology gives insurance agencies and companies marketing opportunities with a new base of clients, a panel of users said.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners yesterday held the first session of a new panel designed to create a uniform process for monitoring how insurance companies operate in the marketplace.

Financial services firms seeking to restore confidence in their institutions need to work hard to communicate steps they are taking to address their difficulties, according to a survey of business journalists.

The leadership of the Senate Banking Committee urged overseers of the (TARP) to investigate why AIG paid back investors in troubled AIG mortgage security offerings on a dollar-for-dollar basis even though the securities had not yet defaulted.

Members of Congress reacted to payment of bonuses to employees of American International Group after the firm took U.S. bailout money by disclosing plans to introduce legislation that would claw back the bonuses through punitive taxes.

The head of W.R. Berkley Insurance Co. testifying at a Senate hearing on the future of insurance regulation voiced support for creation of a "independent" federal insurance regulator as the best means of regulating property-casualty insurance.