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The Obama administration will propose putting large insurance companies under the control of a federal, systemic risk supervisor for the financial system, and probably a U.S. insurance regulator as well...

Property-casualty claims executives are not sleeping soundly now that we've entered hurricane season, but catastrophes are not the only concerns keeping them up at night...

Independent agencies that do an outstanding job selling insurance and providing risk management services for their clients are urged to enter the 2009 National Underwriter "Commercial Insurance Agency Of The Year" award program, with entries due July 13.

California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has announced a settlement of four lawsuits that provides the liquidation estate of failed workers' compensation insurer Fremont Indemnity Company with up to $37.3 million.

A House Republican financial regulation plan unveiled last week would require congressional authorization for aid to troubled non-bank financial institutions such as American International Group, but would not disturb state insurance regulation.

Commercial property-casualty insurance saw the smallest price decline in four years, according to a survey by consulting firm Towers Perrin in Stamford, Conn.