WASHINGTON--Congressional approval of federal regulation for insurance appears unlikely for 2009, and an optional federal charter may never be created, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. i

U.S. Senator Chris Dodd may have been out of his element when he spent a year on the campaign trail running for the presidency in 2007 and early 2008. But whatever his shortcomings, word that he will

Congressional approval of federal regulation for insurance appears unlikely for 2009, and prospects for an optional federal charter in the long term are dim--particularly for property-casualty firms,

In this case, a panel of the Wisconsin District 1 Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 the evidence was sufficient to uphold a jury's ruling that NL Industries Inc. does not have to pay the city costs of cleani

The title insurer, LandAmerica Financial Group agreed today to sell its three land title subsidiaries to Fidelity National Financial Inc., of Jacksonville, Fla., for almost $300 million and file for b

WASHINGTON--A coalition that includes insurance companies has been formed to negotiate with the Medicare program as well as Congress on overhauling reimbursement and recovery procedures for secondary p

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has called on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to increase disclosure requirements for consumer representatives whom it funds

The Department of Justice says "it will not challenge" formation of a limited liability company which will offer commercial insurance policies in excess of $250 million by combining the capacity of cu