Underwriting
Legions of Agents, Brokers Lobbied Congress About Flood Insurance Renewal, Tax Reform and More
Over many months now, Congress has continued to avoid passing a long-term renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program. The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America was hoping to end ...
AAIS Creates Cannabis Businessowners Policy in Calif.; Expansion Envisioned
The American Association of Insurance Services has filed a Cannabis Businessowners Policy in California, noting that the growing market presents a huge opportunity for the insurance industry at ...
Cyber Action: EU’s North Launches Hacker-Proof Digital Highway
In this age of social media leaks and foreign election hacking, the ability to transmit sensitive personal information securely across borders is more valuable than ever. Finland and Estonia, two of ...
It’s Official: The Insurance Cycle Is Dead, Willis Towers Watson Says
The once reliable cycle consisting of a short but severe post-catastrophe hard market followed by a gradual easing of insurance prices is officially a thing of the past, a major broker said in a ...
Giant Online Gun Market Risks Possible Liability in First-of-Its-Kind Court Ruling
One of the biggest U.S. online gun markets can be held liable for negligence for the private sale of a weapon used in a fatal shooting spree, Wisconsin's highest court said in the first decision of ...
New York Gov. Cuomo Pressures Insurers, Banks on NRA Ties
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday ramped up pressure on banks and insurers to revisit whether their ties to the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups harm their reputations ...
Capitol Hill Leaders McConnell, Hoyer Measure Industry Expectations Before Big ‘I’ Lobbying Push
Two congressional leaders stood before an audience of more than 1,000 insurance agents and brokers on April 19 to tell them, in part, how important their industry is to the economy and the country. ...
AIG Solidifies Its Post-Brexit Strategy
American International Group has solidified its post-Brexit strategy for Europe, with plans to establish two separate corporate entities to give clients greater certainty about the continuity of ...