Optional Federal Charter Debate Put Back On The Front Burner In Congress
Arthur D. Postal
The battle lines are already being drawn in anticipation of a renewed debate in Congress next year over creation of an optional federal charter for insurers.
Arthur D. Postal
The battle lines are already being drawn in anticipation of a renewed debate in Congress next year over creation of an optional federal charter for insurers.
Caroline McDonald
Over the past dozen years, AEP has cut its workers' comp compensation costs in half--from $16 million annually to $8 million--all while growing the employee population via mergers and acquisitions.
Mark E. Ruquet
How can a company maintain a successful workers' comp risk management program in a competitive environment when battling an economic downturn and while digesting an acquisition of a firm larger than the corporate parent?
Paul A. Rodliff
Soaring medical inflation is hammering workers' compensation buyers, increasing costs and further straining bottom lines already reeling from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
Phil Gusman
A controversial New York producer compensation disclosure regulation complies with the law and is necessary to inform consumers about possible conflicts of interest, the state's attorney general and leading candidate for governor argued in a court filing.
Phil Gusman
Property and casualty results at AIG deteriorated slightly in a competitive market, while overall the company reported a second-quarter net loss of $2.7 billion, primarily due to a $3.3 billion goodwill impairment charge on the sale of a life subsidiary.
Richard A. Poppa
Trust is at the heart of the insurance agent/broker-client relationship.
Chad Hemenway
Nissan North America has achieved dramatically improved workers' compensation results by creating a safer workplace for its employees.
Mark E. Ruquet
With the summer in full swing, many of us have turned our attention to vacationing and bonding with family once again.
Staff Writer
Anyone who thought the debate over health reform ended when President Barack Obama signed landmark legislation into law was badly mistaken.
Staff Writer
National Underwriter, in partnership with Flasp?hler Research Group, will launch a survey of independent agents this month that will result in the inaugural "NU Producer Choice Awards," to be unveiled in the Oct. 18 edition.
Katharine Rose
Workers' compensation insurance writers saw total pharmacy spending per injured worker in 2009 rise 6.5 percent, according to a report by a risk management services firm.
Arthur D. Postal
Independent agents and underwriters sparred with U.S. Agriculture Department representatives over agent commission caps put forth as part of the mandated cuts to the federal crop insurance program during a recent House subcommittee hearing.
Mark E. Ruquet
Effectively addressing workers' compensation claims involves two elements: personally reviewing injuries and making decisions that help individual employees recover faster while saving money in the process.
Arthur D. Postal
Trade groups representing large insurers and the biggest corporate buyer association are urging the Treasury Department to ensure that the Federal Insurance Office plays a strong role in representing the U.S. on global insurance issues.
Mark E. Ruquet
American International Group announced last week it will sell its majority interest in its consumer lending business, American General Finance, and take a pre-tax loss of $1.9 billion in the third quarter from the transaction.
Phil Gusman
July property and casualty rates declined an average of 3 percent compared to last year at the same time, due in part to favorable midyear reinsurance terms, according to the latest survey by MarketScout.
Staff Writer
In this week's issue, National Underwriter profiles the three winners from the fourth annual "NU Award For Excellence in Workers' Comp Risk Management" program, sponsored by NCCI.
Phil Gusman
The California Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will likely recommend an average rate increase of around 30 percent to the state's insurance department later this year.
Stephen J. Klingel
At NCCI's Annual Issues Symposium this past May, we had the unhappy duty to tell some 700 industry executives and managers that, in our view, the workers' compensation market was in a precarious position.