Facilities in catastrophe-prone areas have harder time securing affordable

Advocates of civil litigation reform are applauding an Ohio judge's decision removing a plaintiff's lawyer from an asbestos lawsuit over misrepresentations including exaggeration of the injuries that

Members of the Florida House and Senate began meetings today to hammer out an agreement on legislation designed to lower property insurance premiums that soared in the wake of 2004 and 2005 hurricanes

The legislation is expected to be passed by the state House and Senate on Wednesday. State Senate President Ken Pruitt, R-St. Lucie, remarked to his members yesterday that they should plan on staying

The bill has drawn harsh criticism from the insurance industry, which has argued it provides only short-term fixes, makes the market more difficult for insurers and could expose taxpayers to a massive

Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., who has repeatedly criticized the insurance industry over the handling of hurricane damage claims, renewed his attacks in a six-page letter to House Financial Services Commi

Florida legislators are heading into a special session next week with several unconstitutional proposals to resolve the state's skyrocketing property insurance costs, an insurance industry official sa

The former commissioner, Democrat John Garamendi, is now serving as the state's lieutenant governor. Mr. Poizner announced that high-profile members of Mr. Garamendi's staff, including Chief Deputy Ri