Government
Bush Wins! And Other Insurance Political News
Monumental views on insurance and risk in the nation's capital? Surely we jest. Well, we will take an occasional dip into the Potomac waters to poke fun, but overall we hope this reporting on ...
Top Firms Lobby for Preemptive Federal Strike on Family Paid Leave
During the 2016 presidential campaign, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton pledged their support for more paid family leave. Now big business is countering the calls with a proposal of its own: ...
Swiss Re Economists Win International Awards for Research on Catastrophe Protection Gap
Thomas Holzheu and Ginger Turner of Swiss Re have received Shin Research Excellence Awards for their paper on "The Natural Catastrophe Protection Gap." The awards are given by the Geneva Association ...
MetLife Wants Delay on ‘Too-Big-To-Fail’ Case as Trump Reviews FSOC
MetLife Inc. is asking a U.S. court to put on pause a case over how the government deems certain companies "too big to fail," one of the most significant reforms to come out of the financial crisis, ...
Congress Passes Bill to Boost National Weather Service Forecast, Storm Warning Research
The National Weather Service would have to boost research – including some from private companies – to improve forecasts and storm warnings under a bill headed to President Donald trump's desk. ...
ISO Will Help Collect Insurance Terrorism Data for Federal Coverage Program
ISO will collect, aggregate and help analyze terrorism data for the U.S. Department of the Treasury that, starting this year, will be required from insurers participating in the federal Terrorism ...
Rail Risks in Focus: Trump’s Promise of Continued Deregulation and Investment Keeps Insurance Opportunities on Track
The growth of short-line and regional railroads over nearly three decades, coupled with safety advancements, have fueled new opportunities for specialty insurers in the United States—and a new ...
Trump EPA Cuts Could Mean More Birth Defects, Bad Air: Network Report
President Donald Trump pledged during the 2016 campaign that he would only "leave a little bit" of federal rules that protect human health and the environment. Now about 50 former officials of the ...