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Max Capital Group Ltd. has highlighted two reports from proxy advisory firms as further ammunition in its bid to acquire IPC Holdings, Ltd., while a third report highlights the benefits of a rival offer from Validus Holdings.

The chief executive of Zurich-based ACE Limited reasserted that U.S. insurance regulation by states should end, citing the hit-and-miss quality of individual venues as one reason for his position.

Public sector entities are seeing more lawsuits over issues such as school violence, police brutality and global warming as the financial crisis deepens and plaintiffs look for deep pockets, experts advised.

By now, most viewers are accustomed to shameless product placements in TV shows, but Nationwide hit a new low recently in its sponsorship of the TBS sitcom "My Boys," says NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman on his blog today at www.NUSamSoapbox.com.

Reinsurance Association of America members in the first quarter saw net premiums written increase nearly 3 percent compared with same period in 2008.

Some in the industry observe that they see public risk managers riding out the recession by keeping a low profile--sometimes at the expense of their entity, writes Assistant Managing Editor Caroline McDonald in her blog at www.NoRiskZone.com.