Assurant Insurance Companys specialty-property unit defended its forced-place-insurance practices, saying that, among other protections, it seeks to ensure that consumers are well-informed about their force-placed coverage.

Assurant Insurance Companys specialty-property unit defended its forced-place-insurance practices, saying that, among other protections, it seeks to ensure that consumers are well-informed about their force-placed coverage.

Spokesmen for insurance-trade groups insist that when all is said and done, officials of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) will support insurers view that insurance activities, by their very nature, do not pose a threat to the stability of the U.S. financial system.

The Government Accountability Office said today in a new report that the government should consider capping crop-insurance-premium subsidies for individual farmers or reducing subsidies for all farmers, or both.

The Government Accountability Office said today in a new report that the government should consider capping crop-insurance-premium subsidies for individual farmers or reducing subsidies for all farmers, or both.

Two California medical-malpractice insurers have agreed to lower their premiums, a decision the state-insurance commissioner says will lower costs to healthcare providers in the state by $4 million.

Two California medical-malpractice insurers have agreed to lower their premiums, a decision the state-insurance commissioner says will lower costs to healthcare providers in the state by $4 million.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today drafted new national regulations governing forced-place insurance.