Why is collecting on insurance so tough? Is insurance being sold in the right way? Some thought leaders are asking great questions about...

The media this week has been full of a great example of the power of social media to inflict a major reputation hit. This week’s target...

Selling life insurance rights. Some says it’s great. Some says it violates contract law. Some say it’s a bad idea. Whatever your view may...

Insurers like caps on payouts. Why? Because it makes life easy for the actuaries. X number of incidents for an insured population of Y...

ACE insurance has been fined in Texas for violating state laws regulating insurers. The story is told on the ACE Litigation Watch, a web...

And from the NYT and the the offices of several state Attorney Generals, here is story detailing yet another example of Wall Street...

A new idea that is now a business in the UK – car insurance priced based on driving low-powered cars, plus actual driving data...

Insurers like to complain about fraud by policyholders, but here’s the story of gross fraud perpetrated by a nationally prominent...

Time and again insurers tell us that litigation is wasteful and all claims should settle. And we are often told that insurers and others...

Kevin LaCroix has an interesting new post linking to a useful article on managing D & O insurance through a corporate transaction....

Does this story sound familiar? Tort claiming, constitutional law, and demands for tort reform are now playing out in Argentina. Under...

Insurers frequently complain loudly about "trial lawyers" and too much litigation. But they like litigation when they are plaintiffs....

"Direct actions" allow an injured plaintiff to file a lawsuit directly against the insurer for a defendant. Direct actions are not...

Insurer "bad faith" has been a significant and growing problem ever since consulting heavyweight McKinsey & Company advised various...

Reinsurance companies frequently sit "behind" insolvent primary insurers. When the primary carrier fails, some policyholders seek to sue...

Insurers often claim that STOLI policies are illegal – see this prior post on STOLI policies. So, it’s kind of amusing to see that...

The insurance industry never ceases to amaze. Set out below is a Wall Street Journal story on an investigation by state Attorney’s...

STOLI policies are Stranger Owned Life Insurance policies. Insurers spend plenty of time and ink complaining about STOLI policies, and...

"Delay, Deny Defend." The phrase sets out the business method for too many U.S. insurers. The phrase also is the title of an insightful...

This week’s issue of Business Insurance brings an update article on the "pollution exclusion" – in its various iterations. The article...