A View from the Press Box

I could use the help of my readers to rank “A View From The Press Box” as among the best blogs in the industry! Read on to see how you can indicate your support! Read the rest of this entry »

I learned last week that my weekly editorial column in National Underwriter, “A View From The Press Box”–the print counterpart to this blog–is up for an award! Read the rest of this entry »

Barclays PLC President Robert Diamond Jr. shared some pretty strong opinions about the challenges ahead in financial services reform as well as in resurrecting our moribund economy during his keynote address at last night’s annual Lloyd’s New York City dinner. But he may have gotten a bit carried away in his self-congratulation when it came to the impact of government intervention.

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There won’t be significant premium growth until this moribund economy gets going again, but should government print more money to make that happen?

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I’m starting to think it might be a good idea for states, cities and other municipal entities to have their risk managers elected by the voting public. Read the rest of this entry »

The debate over disclosure of broker compensation has taken an ugly turn in New York, and the next battleground will be not just a court house, but the court of public opinion. Read the rest of this entry »

The BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf is obviously the result of a failure of both technology and regulation. However, the biggest culprit is a catastrophic failure of risk management. Read the rest of this entry »

If it weren’t for my former editor, Thomas J. Slattery, I would not be writing this blog today. Not only did Tom encourage journalists to become experts on their beats, he also wanted us to be opinion leaders–fixtures within specific readership communities. Read the rest of this entry »

Insurance agents, claims managers and adjusters have all faced some unusual or challenging claims. NU invites readers to share their favorite war stories for a June 21 special report by contacting Associate Editor Phil Gusman at pgusman@sbmedia.com.

“Content” (as news and feature stories are referred to these days in the Brave, New World of the Web) does not generate itself, in case you didn’t notice. The individual who is most responsible for our success in growing a vibrant online news service–Assistant Managing Editor Daniel Hays–is retiring this week, and his colleagues and readers alike are going miss him dearly.

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