Med Mal: The Pain Before The GainLast December, The St. Paul Companies dropped a bombshell on the insurance industry by announcing the insurers intention to ...
Is Terrorism Risk Insurable In The Old-Fashioned Way?Hamilton, BermudaInsurers ultimately will find it impossible to underwrite terrorism risks the old-fashioned way because predictability cannot be ...
Agents Hit Privacy Restrictions Washington Key functions performed by insurance agents and brokers in the placement of group health insurance are threatened by the health ...
Industry Gets Reprieve On Money Laundering Rules Under Patriot Act Washington Insurance agents and companies are praising the U.S. Treasury Department for its decision to ...
Agent Group Squabble ContinuesWashington Responding to a challenge over its claim to represent large commercial brokerages, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America defended ...
New Ergonomics Bill Draws Insurer IreWashington Legislation mandating that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration reissue an ergonomics regulation within two years is not ...
Insurers Can Recalculate Terrorism RiskMuch has been said and written about terrorism risk and its unsuitability for the risk-transfer mechanism of insurance. We have heard ...
CIAB Survey Finds Markets In DistressThe commercial insurance market is becoming increasingly distressed, according to the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers.Indeed, the Council's first-quarter ...
Three-Tier Terrorism Re Bill ConsideredWashington Legislation creating a federal backstop in the terrorism reinsurance market remained in a state of flux at press time, although ...
Name Change Sparks Feud Between Agent/Broker Groups Washington A dispute has erupted between two major insurance agent groups over who represents the concerns of large ...