David I. Maurstad, who has been the Federal Emergency Management Agency's acting insurance administrator and mitigation director for the past two years, has been named to the post on a permanent basis

An NU Online News Service posting last week improperly characterized the Consumer Federation of America's stance on catastrophe modeling, the group said.Robert Hunter, CFA's insurance ...

An NU Online News Service posting last week improperly characterized the Consumer Federation of America's stance on catastrophe modeling, the group said.Robert Hunter, CFA's insurance ...

One reason I am skeptical about the latest efforts to impose federal regulation on the insurance industry is that I have lived through this debate many times over the years, and have yet to be

Perhaps the most well-known Spencer scholar is Adam Israelov, a 22-year-old risk manager from Atlanta, Ga., who was one of 18 contestants featured on the fourth season of the hit NBC show, "The

In her March 6 "Editorial Comment," headlined "D?j? Vu Whiplash," National Underwriter Senior Editor Caroline McDonald raised questions about the wisdom of creating a new alternative risk-financing

Benfield analyst Leon Janeke, one of the authors of the Benfield European Reinsurance Quarterly Report, said, "Little more than 18 months ago, many favored the specialist players in Bermuda above the

"Excess capacity, higher interest rates and favorable underwriting results will continue to support a soft market for the balance of 2006, barring any unusual or cataclysmic events," said MarketScout