After two flood-insurance legislation efforts failed in the Senate, an industry official says a short-term extension will be about all the industry will get before the current National Flood Insurance Program authorization expires Sept. 30.

State insurance regulators and legislators will discuss later this month possible ways of harmonizing rival compacts designed to implement a surplus lines premium tax-sharing mechanism to implement a recent federal reform law.

Industry officials voiced deep concern over the lack of action in the Senate to extend the current version of the National Flood Insurance Program through Dec. 31.

Joel Ario, former Pennsylvania insurance commisioner and head of the federal office that coordinates development of health insurance exchanges, is leaving

Joel Ario, former Pennsylvania insurance commisioner and head of the federal office that coordinates development of health insurance exchanges, is leaving

State insurance regulators told Congress today that they have heightened regulation of holding companies in the wake of problems experienced by American International Group.

Successful implementation of the federal surplus lines reform law is threatened by the patchwork way it is being interpreted by the states, an industry representative told Congress today.

Successful implementation of the federal surplus lines reform law is threatened by the patchwork way it is being interpreted by the states, an industry representative told Congress today.