The research found that the number of insolvencies has declined steadily among insurance companies in recent years, and property and casualty insurers are making up a smaller percentage of those failu

WASHINGTON--In a case of politics making strange bedfellows, J. Robert Hunter of the Consumer Federation of America and the Reinsurance Association of America have joined to oppose legislation expandin

Legislation aimed at reducing Florida homeowners' exposure to increased assessments to support the state's Hurricane Catastrophe Fund in the event of a major storm won unanimous approval in the Senate

In a report titled "Fitch Comments on Florida Homeowners Insurance Market," the agency said that from a ratings perspective the market for homeowners coverage in Florida could effectively "collapse" i

Property-casualty groups have voiced strong opposition to legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to limit the use of credit information by insurers in underwriting and

"Insurance companies are increasingly and alarmingly using credit information contained in credit reports to determine whether and at what price to offer personal lines of property and casualty insura

A committee of the Florida Legislature today heard testimony that a major weather event could mean severe difficulties for the state's Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, which support's the state insura

Policyholders placed by their insurance agents with Citizens, Florida's state-run insurer of last resort, can't be left in the dark if there is a private insurer willing to give them homeowners covera