WASHINGTON--House Democrats today came under renewed pressure--from the White House and House Republicans--to accept the Senate version of legislation extending the federal backstop on terrorism risk ins

House Democrats have scheduled a vote this week on legislation designed to signal the Senate that some of the provisions in its original version of the bill extending the federal backstop for

WASHINGTON--House Democrats set plans yesterday to vote next week on legislation to extend the federal backstop for terrorism insurance in a move said to be a bid to force the Senate to adopt provision

WASHINGTON--House Democrats are moving on legislative action today designed to signal the Senate that some House provisions must be included in a final bill extending the federal backstop for terrorism

WASHINGTON--The Inspector General's Office of the Department of Homeland Security said a report on its lengthy investigation into whether the World Trade Captive Insurance Company is handling illness c

WASHINGTON-- New York's governor and mayor made a plea today that a provision providing an incentive for insurers to cover terrorism risk in prime target areas be included in legislation extending the

The decision by industry critic Trent Lott, R-Miss., to give up his Senate seat, combined with the softening insurance market, is expected to ease the backlash in Congress against the industry over

In seeking comments from the property- casualty industry on what insurance regulation should look like in the United States, the Treasury Department laid bare a rift between those seeking to maintain