Insurance Industry Faces A Number Of Critical Issues In 2008

Executives from the industry associations that represent each insurance sector speculate on the most urgent issues facing their lines of business in 2008.

From catastrophe risk to consumer-directed healthcare to an optional federal charter, the insurance industry faces a number of critical issues in 2008. Executives from the industry associations that represent each insurance sector -- property and casualty, life, health, and reinsurance -- speculate on the most urgent issues facing their lines of business in 2008 and provide insight into how technology can help meet those challenges.

P&C Industry Focuses on Catastrophe Issues
-- By David A. Sampson, President & CEO, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

Life Insurance Industry Needs Optional Federal Charter
-- By Kim Dorgan, EVP, American Council of Life Insurers

Health Insurance Industry Seeks Broader Coverage
-- By Karen Ignagni, President & CEO, America's Health Insurance Plans

Reinsurers Address Natural Catastrope Risk
-- By Frank Nutter, President, Reinsurance Association of America

Peggy Bresnick Kendler has been a writer for 30 years. She has worked as an editor, publicist and school district technology coordinator. During the past decade, Bresnick Kendler has worked for UBM TechWeb on special financialservices technology-centered ... View Full Bio