Think Soft Market Is Over? Think Again January 24, 2011 Average renewal premiums for commercial lines property/ casualty insurance were largely unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2010 and that...
States Grapple with Healthcare Overhaul January 24, 2011 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar True or false: States suing to overturn core requirements of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul are refusing to carry...
Investor Suit Against Bear Stearns, Auditor to Proceed January 24, 2011 By Martha Graybow Plaintiffs in one of the biggest U.S. investor lawsuits stemming from the financial crisis got a boost from a judge,...
Auditors Successful in Defending Against Investor Lawsuits January 24, 2011 By Dena Aubin Investors looking to pin blame on auditors for failing to flag risks ahead of the credit crisis are having a...
November Elections Brought Insurance Power Shift January 21, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives bodes well for the insurance industry, according to one leading Washington insurance...
Securities Lawsuits Set New Record Despite Slowdown in Credit Crisis January 21, 2011 The number of securities lawsuits filed in 2010 edged above the record number of suits filed in 2009, despite an...
Cyber Guerillas Present Security Risk with Unpredictable Attacks January 21, 2011 By Georgina Prodhan and Marius Bosch If anyone needed proof that cyber activists can create havoc in the real world, the last few weeks have provided...
Republican Strategy: Prune Obamacare ‘Branch by Branch’ January 20, 2011 By Donna Smith Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday launched a plan to replace President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul “branch by...
MarketScout Names Blaser Managing VP of Affluent Personal Lines January 20, 2011 MarketScout, a Dallas, Texas-based electronic insurance exchange, announced that Lesa Blaser has joined the company as managing vice president of...
House Passes Repeal of Healthcare Law January 20, 2011 By Donna Smith The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would repeal President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare reform law Wednesday in...