As President Barack Obama launched his health care reform campaign, a key point of controversy reared its ugly head--the notion that employer-paid coverage should no longer be tax-exempt. Such a

One of NU's former Washington editors, Mary Jane Fisher, dubbed the "Helen Thomas of the insurance press," passed away recently. She was one of a kind--a keen reporter who never lost her passion for jo

Reporting on the proposed purchase of Hilb Rogal & Hobbs by Willis raised questions about who is the biggest broker in town these days. While Willis will grow substantially with its deal, the firm wil

WASHINGTON--Rapidly expanding coastal development in high-risk areas means continued problems for the nation's property-casualty insurance market "for years to come," an insurance economist has warned