A View From The Press Box

I’m really sorry to hear that Eric Dinallo will be calling it a day as New York’s insurance superintendent on July 3. He was a fair and effective regulator in the most trying of times, as well as press-friendly–always a plus in my book. But more importantly, he also displayed the rarest trait you will ever see in a politician these days–he was always reasonable. Read the rest of this entry »

I have a feeling I’m going to get a lot of flack for my cover story in the May 26 edition of NU about how the property-casualty insurance industry can solve its image problem.

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Now that Ed Liddy has decided to quit his thankless job as a lightening rod for everyone seeking someone to blame in the AIG government bailout debacle, the big question becomes who in their right mind would want to sit in the hot seat he is vacating? Read the rest of this entry »

Nothing gets the political juices flowing like watching “The McLaughlin Group” dissect the week’s top Washington developments in anything but an unbiased fashion every Sunday morning. But insurers  had the opportunity to see these political pundits trade barbs live today in  Orlando during the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum, focusing on President Barack Obama’s performance thus far, and the likelihood of a quick economic turnaround. Read the rest of this entry »