Editorials: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Senate Should Act on Flood Insurance Reform

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February 01, 2012
On issues ranging from heath care to financial regulation, Democrats and Republicans in Congress have almost nothing in common.

International Law Too Easy on Cruise Lines

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January 24, 2012
If even half of them are true, the allegations against the captain of the Costa Concordia--the half-billion-dollar cruise ship currently half-submerged off the Italian coast--ought to boil anyone’s

Getting the Enron Story Straight

James L. Johnston, Paul Fisher
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December 12, 2011
The story about the failure of Enron by Phil Rosenthal that appeared in the Chicago Tribune on December 4, 2011 missed out on several interesting points in law and economics.

Citizens Insurance

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November 23, 2011
As Florida's economy struggles to recover, there is one issue brewing below the surface that if left unattended may erase any recovery, or worse. I commend Gov.

Government Insurance Is a Bad Investment

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November 18, 2011
It seems everyone is getting on the smaller-government bandwagon these days.

Bank Fee Troubles Not Over

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November 04, 2011
Bank of America, the nation's largest financial institution by some measures, made headlines  for announcing it would charge $5 a month to consumers who used its previously free debit cards an

Auto Insurance Reform Must Tackle Fraud

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November 01, 2011
Motown’s home state is rocketing up the wrong sorts of charts these days.

Auto Insurance Reform Must Tackle Fraud

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November 01, 2011
Motown’s home state is rocketing up the wrong sorts of charts these days.

Reinsurance Bill Would Be a Disaster

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September 16, 2011
The process of rebuilding the areas damaged by last month’s Hurricane Irene will take months and cost billions of dollars.

Medicare Bidding Process Will Hurt Doctors, Patients

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August 23, 2011
A poorly designed set of changes to Medicare announced earlier this month could have serious negative consequences as it hits home here in the Washington, D.C., area.