insurancejournal.com - California-based insurance support services firm Perr&Knight announced that James Vallee has joined the firm as a consulting actuary in the company's Fort Worth, Texas, office. With the addition of Vallee, Perr&Knight broadens its capabilities to include Accident & Health actuarial consulting services. More...

insurancejournal.com - Joseph Cassano has come home to face the music. The former AIG executive closely associated with one of the most sensational collapses in corporate history, recently slipped back into the United States. More...

reuters.com - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel preparing a sweeping healthcare overhaul upheld a requirement on Thursday that individuals buy health insurance and rejected a proposal that could have scuttled an... More...

insurancejournal.com - J. David Daniel was inaugurated as the chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I") at the recent Big "I" Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La. He will lead the organization as chairman for the 2009-2010 term. More...

insurancejournal.com - Legislative and regulatory activity affecting the insurance industry has increased considerably in 2009 compared to the previous two years, according to a new report. More...

insurancejournal.com - The arbitrary assignment of premium discounts for certain mitigation features without regard to insurance companies' base rates or premium calculations for existing business has proven to be the downfall of the movement to "harden homes" in Florida, according to insurers. More...

insurancenewsnet.com - The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I") today praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passage of H.R. 2571, the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2009. More...

reuters.com - NEW YORK, Sept 11 (Reuters) - James Wrynn's appointment as New York's insurance regulator was confirmed by the state senate on Friday, according to a statement from the insurance department. More...

insurancejournal.tv - Japanese insurance agents learned about best practices from U.S. agencies on a recent East Coast tour. Peter van Aartrijk, of Aartrijk Branding Group, and Sue Noda, of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Japan, discuss the visit and what it's like to be an independent agent in Japan. More...

insurancejournal.com - The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers' Compensation has posted on its Web site the 2009 Performance-Based Oversight (PBO) Results for workers' compensation insurance carriers and selected health care providers. More...