Regulation & Public Policy

Employers now face a Catch 22 on background checks: Don't check, and risk employee fraud, or check, and possibly face an EEOC lawsuit.

Kentucky court joins trend affirming that untimely notice is enough reason to deny coverage and can't be trumped by other issues.

Court rules notice-prejudice can be used to deny coverage only if the insurer has been unable to defend its interests.

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage removes some ambiguity about how to handle benefits plans -- but not all.

International capital standards (ICS) are advancing, to protect insurers in the next financial crisis, but raise numerous ticklish issues.

Courts are increasingly treating accountants as fiduciaries, creating significant risk that they -- and their insurers -- may not realize they face.

Law firms traditionally spend years building relationships that lead to panel positions with carriers, but a formalized process is changing things.

The relaxed limits on foreign direct investment mean massive opportunity in India, which has very little insurance and needs far more.