Insurers blast newest version for failing to provide exclusive claims remedyWashingtonDespite a strong vote by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to release an asbestos ...

Key stakeholders dig in their heels; political wrangling continuesFor decades, the threat of asbestos lawsuits has hung over much of industrial America, in some ...

Analysts still give long odds to bill passing full Congress in its current formHistoric legislation creating an alternative claims handling process for those injured ...

By arthur d. postalwashingtonThe fate of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is still very much up in the air, based on the skeptical attitudes ...

By arthur d. postalwashingtonErnst Csiszar, the ex-NAIC president who now heads a major insurer group, says enforcement mechanisms are a must if a proposed ...

Sarbanes-Oxley internal control audit mandates modified following industry feedbackWashingtonActions by two federal accounting regulators will reduce the cost of compliance with the controversial Section ...

Battle brewing over move to establish federal standards for state regulationBy arthur d. postalwashingtonA big battle is brewing between the National Association of Insurance ...

Bureau gets NAIC cooperation in 'proactive look' at reinsurance dealsBy ARTHUR D. POSTALAND MATT BRADYWashingtonThe Federal Bureau of Investigation backtracked last week on earlier ...