Risk Management

Insurers Skeptical About New Cat SystemTop executives nix idea of national catastrophe fund; favor unfettered marketBy Susanne SclafaneNew YorkThe industry doesn't need a national ...

Check Under The HoodJim Hood is anything but a subtle person, as insurers learned to their chagrin this month when the Mississippi attorney general ...

Calif. Commish Seeks WC Rate CutCalifornia Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, whose recommendations have been largely ignored by insurers, has called for a fourth consecutive ...

Differences Between House & Senate Versions Of TRIAThere are a few key differences between the House and Senate versions of legislation extending the Terrorism ...

Regulating 'Captive'RRGs Gets Best ResultsBy karen cuttsThose states that regulate risk retention groups as captives have a far better solvency record than states regulating ...

Smoother Ride For 2006?This year has been one rocky road for commercial insurance buyers--and I'm not talking about the ice cream. Things began to ...

House, Senate Committees Vote To Extend TRIAConsensus bill possible in early DecemberWashingtonBoth the House and Senate financial services panels last Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to ...

WashingtonThe U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent its version of legislation extending the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act for two years. The bill, providing insurers ...