Regulation/Legislation

Adoption of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act gives companies easier access to capital from the general investing public, but also presents liability exposures that directors and officers insurers do not yet fully understand, says a report from Marsh.

Legislators and industry leaders comment on the 60-day NFIP extension, a new bill to bar insurance policies from covering executives found liable for actions harming their companies, Facebook's IPO, and more.

With President Obama signing a 60-day National Flood Insurance Program extension bill, a lapse in the program has been avoided, but industry officials are wasting no time looking to the next phase and calling on the Senate to act on a five-year extension.

From NFIP to Obamacare, insurances biggest issues are up in the air

Top insurers face curbs within five years on risky "non-traditional" activities, global regulators said on Thursday as they seek to avoid a repeat of AIG's huge taxpayer bailout in the financial crisis.

Following a hurricane, insurers need a plan to preserve brand credibility while responding to claims because, in Florida, it has become easy and politically rewarding to depict insurance companies as enemies of the people.