Regulation/Legislation

Writers of environmental liability insurance see both threats and opportunities ahead as carriers conduct business under an Obama administration expected to put more emphasis on heading off climate change.

Legislation sent to Congress last week by the Treasury Department, which details an Office of National Insurance that would have strong authority over solvency and international issues, is already dividing the property and casualty industry.

Should private companies and their insurers be held accountable for the effects of climate change?

Provisions in health care reform legislation now being drafted in various congressional committees signal major changes in how health care is delivered in the United States.

Insurers are the last people who should be complaining about any reform plan that has the government mandate employers to provide health insurance and for individuals to buy it, says NU Editor Sam Friedman on his blog today at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

National Conference of Insurance Legislators leaders said they are working on a model act to protect consumers from "the widespread economic fallout of controversial credit default swap transactions."