The Department of Health and Human Services is asking states, local authorities and health care groups to submit proposals within 30 days on programs the groups envision could reduce medical malpractice liability costs.

A bill aimed at helping small veteran-owned contractors obtain surety bonding is harmful rather than helpful, an official of the Surety & Fidelity Association told a congressional panel.

A government watchdog agency report has hit the Federal Emergency Management Agency for lax oversight of the program that has private insurers write policies for the National Flood Insurance Program.

New taxes that would be imposed on insurers by proposed health care reform legislation would undermine the purpose of the measure, health care insurers' representatives wrote the Senate Finance Committee

Property and casualty insurance trade groups are uniting to oppose a proposed Senate health care reform amendment to merge medical components of workers' compensation and auto insurance with health insurance.

Business and personal lines insurers who did not contribute to the financial crisis should not be the target of new consumer protection regulations, an insurance trade group representative told a House committee.

A government watchdog agency report has hit the Federal Emergency Management Agency for lax oversight of the program that has private insurers write policies for the National Flood Insurance Program.

The House Financial Services Committee chairman committed his panel today to passing legislation giving federal regulators authority to liquidate troubled non-bank financial institutions including insurers.