Government

Sweeping U.S Regulatory Revamp Passes U.S. House

Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill in the House of Representatives that touched on nearly every step U.S. agencies take in creating and applying new rules, continuing their blitz to radically ...

Are Underwriters, Agents Endangered by AI?

"Meet your new underwriter." That's the caption under a photo of a robotic hand holding a pen that the digital news outlet Quartz (qz.com) used to introduce a recent article about an insurer using ...

FIO Director McRaith Leaving Post on Jan. 20

Michael McRaith, who has served as director of the Federal Insurance Office since its creation in 2011, is resigning his post as of Jan. 20 as the Trump administration begins. McRaith announced his ...

Benefits of Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

We need to work on a united, collaborative response when it comes to combating climate change, said Zurich Insurance's Cecilia Reyes in a recent blog, expanding on her Dec. 15 Twitter chat on ...

25 Reinsurers Join $1B NFIP Reinsurance Program

The federal government's National Flood Insurance Program has secured more than $1 billion in reinsurance from 25 global reinsurers to help it weather major storms. Participating reinsurers include ...

St. Louis Tops Judicial Hellholes: ATRA Report

St. Louis, Mo. edged out California and New York for top spots in the nation for unfair handling of civil litigation, according to the with The American Tort Reform Foundation 2016-2017 Judicial ...