Federal Government Shutdown Effect on P/C Insurance Industry September 30, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson If Congress fails to agree by midnight tonight on a resolution to continue funding the federal government, the property/casualty insurance...
Rep. Waters, Author of Flood Reform Act, Calls for Delay in Implementation September 30, 2013 A Congresswomen whose name adorns the now-controversial federal flood insurance reform bill passed in 2012 says she wants the law...
‘Rear View Mirror’ Political Risk Management No Longer Works: Marsh September 30, 2013 In an age of social media, simply looking at what has happened in the past no longer works to forecast...
Federal Trade Commission Moves Closer to ‘Patent Troll’ Study September 30, 2013 By Ros Krasny The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday took another step toward a comprehensive study of “patent trolls” – companies in...
New Hampshire’s Minkler New Chairman of Big ‘I’ September 30, 2013 New Hampshire independent agent Thomas J. Minkler has been inaugurated as the new chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents &...
Insurers’ Private Firefighters Give Wealthy Homeowners Extra Protection September 30, 2013 By Laura Zuckerman Bill Potter wasn’t eager to abandon his high-end house last month during evacuations forced by a massive Idaho wildfire, but...
Insurance Law, Regulation – Jim Wrynn’s Experience Covers It All September 29, 2013 By Charles E. Boyle James J. Wrynn, Esq. served as New York’s Superintendent of Insurance from 2009 to 2012, when he joined the law...
ACE Appoints McGrath, Franchi, Sharp to Lead Program Business September 27, 2013 ACE Commercial Risk Services, the small business division of the ACE Group, has appointed Tom McGrath as senior vice president,...
The Hartford Extends Term of AARP Home, Auto Insurance Program September 27, 2013 The Hartford has extended its agreement with AARP to offer home and auto insurance products to its members. With the...
Billions at Stake as BP Oil Spill Trial Enters Next Phase September 27, 2013 By Terry Wade and Andrew Callus BP will battle to hold down fines that could hit $18 billion in a new phase of the Gulf of...