Risk Management

A key House committee chairman said today that Congress plans to accomplish passage of legislation reforming the nation's healthcare system this year.

An insurance executives' think tank in advance of tomorrow's London G-20 meeting has written finance leaders advising them that any regulatory moves to fix the economic crisis should recognize the difference between banks and insurers.

With the Florida Legislature recently confirming the Oct. 2, 2008, legislative sunset of Florida's public records exemption for credit scoring methodologies and related trade secret information, some

While there are bills dealing with workers' compensation, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, and property insurance in general, there does not appear to be a universal consensus yet on the best

Three pension funds are asking the government trustees overseeing the U.S. loan to American International Group to withhold their support for one of the AIG board members who served on the company's compensation committee.

The chairmen of key Senate and House committees promised President Obama they will work together to have legislation on his desk by year's end creating a "new, more robust regulatory framework" for financial services firms.

Less than a month after Max Capital and IPC Re announced their boards approved a merger deal valued at roughly $900 million, Validus Holdings has presented the IPC board with a rival bid valued at $1.68 billion.

Insurance Services Office in Jersey City, N.J., announced they are offering a new facility so insurers can report title data for total loss vehicles to comply with federal law aimed at preventing sales of stolen and salvaged motor vehicles.