A Future Without the Terrorism Insurance Backstop? January 18, 2013 By Brian Finch and Robert Cruz The federal backstop that is widely credited with establishing today’s robust terrorism insurance market may be gone in just 24...
Ullico to Offer Policies through Alterra America January 14, 2013 Ullico Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Ullico Casualty Group, Inc., will begin writing and renewing multiemployer and government fiduciary...
Congress Repeals Insurance Booklet Mandate at Car Dealerships December 26, 2012 The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that would eliminate the requirement that new-car dealerships keep on hand an information booklet...
States Plan to Sue EPA Over Greenhouse Gas Regulations December 12, 2012 By Andrew Longstreth A coalition of seven eastern states led by New York plans to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing...
Viewpoint: Trade Sanctions and Risk Management December 5, 2012 By Kathleen Ellis The U.S. government has increasingly used laws and regulations that impose economic sanctions on others as an instrument to advance...
China’s Ping An Considers Legal Action vs. NY Times after Family Wealth Expos茅 November 26, 2012 China’s second-biggest insurance company has threatened to take legal action against the New York Times for reports that Premier Wen...
Willis Intelligence Specialist Warns of Continued Somali Pirate Threat September 19, 2012 Tim Holt, Head of Intelligence at Special Contingency Risks (SCR), part of the Willis Group, has warned that the piracy...
Florida Governor Opens Disaster Fund August 30, 2012 Florida Gov. Rick Scott has announced that the state is activating Florida’s disaster fund to help residents who suffered property...
What to Know About the New Flood Insurance Program July 31, 2012 By Lori Widmer If it were a dam or a levee, it would have been replaced ages ago. Yet the National Flood Insurance...
Citizens New President Gilway: Changes Coming, but Progress Will Be Slow June 27, 2012 By Michael Adams The new chief of Florida’s policyholder-backed property insurer Citizens Property Insurance offered no magic bullet to depopulate the insurer, but...