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Better regulatory uniformity is required globally to help facilitate insurance trade between the United States and its European partners, a panel of insurance officials said.

To say that the U.S. economy is caught between a rock and a hard place would be putting it mildly, meaning commercial insurers will have to fight for every premium dollar while battling to keep their loss ratios under control.

The long-term impact of the BP oil spill could be positive for the London Market as offshore oil operations in particular face tighter regulations and potential coverage vulnerabilities are more readily apparent.

Even after a number of significant disasters so far in 2010, including the Chilean earthquake and the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, rate hikes are more the exception than the rule in the soft global reinsurance market.

The possibility of a turn in commercial insurance pricing and the certainty of major changes in the way the world's oldest insurance market does business are among the key areas being addressed at NAPSLO's annual conference.

More organizations are going global and depending on outsourcing and international supply chains to get projects completed on schedule and within budget...

Ensuring that the NFIP remains in force--at least through a short-term reauthorization--is the priority for property and casualty industry lobbyists as Congress returns next week for what is expected to be a brief but turbulent session.

As hurricane Earl bounces up the coastline from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Cape Cod in New England, insurers are bracing for a big event.