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With a new insurance commissioner and the governor standing behind Tennessee’s captive insurance program, the state has most of what it needs to be a leader in the region, according to a captive expert.

With a new insurance commissioner and the governor standing behind Tennessee’s captive insurance program, the state has most of what it needs to be a leader in the region, according to a captive expert.

In a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Susan Voss, president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and Iowa’s insurance commissioner, has raised objections about the treatment the insurance industry is receiving from the members and staff of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors has drafted a resolution to create a committee whose purpose will be to find a replacement for General Manager Jim Oliver.

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors has drafted a resolution to create a committee whose purpose will be to find a replacement for General Manager Jim Oliver.

Swiss Re said it expects its insured losses from the Feb. 21 earthquake in New Zealand to be approximately $800 million.