The House plans to speed up consideration of a measure to reform regulation of surplus lines insurance and reinsurance, insurance lobbyists say.

With the start of last week's hurricane season and continued congressional inaction on legislation reauthorizing and reforming the National Flood Insurance Program, the issue of dealing with catastrophic storms is reaching crisis proportions.

A member of Congress critical of American International Group's operations since the company's federal bailout is demanding that any candidates for the chairman and chief executive posts at the firm be required to make detailed financial disclosures.

Legislation backed by the insurance industry that would provide incentives for the adoption and enforcement of statewide building codes throughout the nation has been introduced in the House.

Railroad workers who seek damages for mental anguish out of fear they will get cancer from exposure to asbestos must show that "fear is genuine and serious," the Supreme Court ruled today.

The introduction of a trio of bills before Congress departed for Memorial Day recess, in addition to recent comments by the Obama administration, has set the stage for a contentious debate over the future of insurance regulation.

A coalition of environmental and conservative groups, backed by a consortium of insurance interests, has joined forces to fight legislation to create a federal catastrophe insurance pool.

The German Bankers Association is calling on Congress to create an optional federal charter for insurers, saying federal regulation would promote "better regulation with no less scrutiny" than under the current system.