NU Online News Service, Oct. 14, 2:59 p.m. EDT

WASHINGTON–American International Group's financial problems should not be a factor in a decision whether to establish optional or mandatory federal chartering of insurance companies, congressional staff were advised at a briefing.

That viewpoint came from Scott Harrington, an Alan B. Miller Professor in the Health Care Management and Insurance and Risk Management departments at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

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