Risk Management

A recent U.S. district court order has moved self-insurers and insurance carriers into a more prominent position as the targets for collection efforts by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

A recent U.S. district court order has moved self-insurers and insurance carriers into a more prominent position as the targets for collection efforts by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed legislation that will allow the formation of captive-insurance companies in the state.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed legislation that will allow the formation of captive-insurance companies in the state.

Connecticut lawmakers have extended the state’s flex-rating law for two years.

The Government Accountability Office has issued a scathing report on the management of the National Flood Insurance Program, and also notes that under current conditions there is no way the program will ever be “financially sound.”

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has purchased $636 million in reinsurance protection.

Federal flood-management officials are considering whether to base National Flood Insurance Program premiums on community-mitigation efforts—a departure from current practice.