President Barack Obama has stated he intends to present a proposal to Congress for a major overhaul of the regulatory apparatus governing financial services by April. The president has not taken a public position on
The driving habits of Americans drew intense public scrutiny during 2008 as the price of gasoline skyrocketed to more than $4 a gallon in many parts of the country. As Americans drove fewer miles, interest in
Credit-based insurance scoring is now a time-tested and common industry practice, extensively studied and consistently found to be a valid measure of risk. It has been reviewed by individual insurance departments and
After a 2-year marathon race for president, with countless debates, advertisements, polls and predictions, the elections are now behind us. Voters spoke in record numbers: According to professors at George Mason
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) had been making progress on resolving the differences between the two reform proposals
The months before a pivotal presidential election is the time when the editors of industry publications actively seek articles that predict how insurance issues will play out if one or the other candidate is elected.
Thousands of bills affecting the insurance industry are filed in statehouses throughout the country each year. Many of those are important only to the agents, insurers and other industry participants in the