The Institutes have introduced a set of ethical guidelines designed to assist all insurance professionals, based on the Code applicable to all CPCUs and those seeking the CPCU designation.
With an historic financial services regulatory reform bill about to enter the home stretch on Capitol Hill, insurance industry groups will keep lobbying to craft an acceptable compromise in reconciling the House and Senate versions.
With the European economy being rocked by fears that the Greek debt crisis will spread to other countries, the euro falling in value and the strength of the U.S. recovery uncertain, the European insurance industry recognizes it is navigating stormy seas.
The New York Insurance Department expressed "disappointment" at the decision by two producer groups to file suit last week to stop implementation of a compensation disclosure regulation.
Going forward, the typical information technology employee at an insurer will need to be a "renaissance person" who incorporates insurance business knowledge into their skill set, one industry IT executive advised.
In the Back to the Future trilogy, Marty McFly experiences a lapse of reason every time someone calls him "chicken." Just like Marty, adjusters can be drawn into conflict with verbal attacks. Learn how to diffuse these situations by looking inward.
There is only about a month left for independent agencies to enter the 2010 Commercial Insurance Agency of the Year Award program, run by National Underwriter and its sister publication, American Agent & Broker. Read on for entry details.
One Sacramento, Calif.-area grocer will pay more than a half a million dollars in penalties after dissuading employees from filing legitimate workers' compensation claims.
W.R. Berkley executives said they would not hesitate to write coverage again for the operator of the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last month, adding that increased prices and insurance requirements for operators could provide opportunities.