Aon-WTW Merger Would Help Boost Industry’s Innovation. Aon CEO Makes the Case. June 18, 2021 By L.S. Howard The enhanced ability to innovate is a principal motivator for Aon’s proposed acquisition of Aon and Willis Towers Watson. It’s...
What Congress Should Do, or Not Do, to Rescue Businesses in Future Pandemics November 20, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Congress is weighing whether insurers and government can together “bend pandemic risk curves” for future events or simply replace some...
Think Tank Urges Flood Insurance Program to Stop Enabling Building in High Risk Areas February 20, 2020 The threat of sea-level rise should force policymakers to rethink policies that encourage development in flood-prone regions. One place to...
Analysts Weigh Chances Next Congress Will Actually Reform Flood Insurance November 28, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson With the clock ticking on the National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization that is set to run out this Friday, Nov....
Exclusive: Insiders Symington, Lehmann Analyze Mid-Term Elections for P/C Insurance November 27, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The voters have spoken. Republicans have increased their slight advantage in the Senate, while Democrats have flipped the House and...
State Regulation Report Card: R Street Grades Them from Best to Worst December 22, 2016 For the second year in a row, Vermont has been graded at the top of the class as having the...
South Central Regulation Report Card: Texas’ Grade Rises, Arkansas’ Drops December 22, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones No South Central state had the best score and none had the worst in a report recently released by a...
Midwest Regulation Report Card: States’ Grades Range from A to D December 22, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones Grades assigned to the insurance regulatory systems in the Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,...
Southeast Regulation Report Card: North Carolina Flunks; Florida, South Carolina Dispute Grades December 22, 2016 By Amy O'Connor North Carolina ranks the worst of all 50 states when it comes to insurance regulation, according to a 2016 insurance...
East Regulation Report Card: Vermont Ranks Best for 3rd Straight Year December 22, 2016 By Elizabeth Blosfield The R Street Institute, a nonprofit public policy research organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., has found that Vermont has the...