NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman got an earful from a limo driver while being driven from the airport to deliver a speech on the industry's image at a plush Florida resort, hearing how the cost of insu

Claims adjusters are stuck between a rock and a hard place, pressured by superiors to be constantly vigilant for fraud, and by policyholders who want their money yesterday. But with the proper trainin

Are courts out of line for ruling that undocumented employees are entitled to workers' comp benefits if hurt on the job--even if they forged their identification papers? That's the hot-button question

Property-casualty insurers reported an awesome year for 2006, with the industry-wide combined ratio coming in at a stellar 92.4, fueling a 44 percent jump in net income. Normally, that would be good n

After challenging the propriety of agents accepting trips to fancy resorts paid for by insurers as incentive compensation, NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman was hammered by readers who defended the cont

Tom Maher, a former managing editor of National Underwriter, passed away last week at the age of 77. Editor In Chief Sam Friedman, who took over Tom's post in 1986, reminisces about his mentor and old

Now that it's clear Congress won't be adding wind exposures to the National Flood Insurance Program anytime soon, should private carriers be forced to write coverage for both risks in one policy, and

NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman asked readers in his blog entry of May 25 to share war stories about the wildest and most challenging claims they had encountered. In turn, NU's Matt Brady put together