The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation's proposal to eliminate insurers' ability to critique and challenge their state conduct exams, before results are made public, has drawn criticism from the i

The measure, which the House Financial Services Committee has delayed action on until after the Independence Day holiday recess, would also task the Treasury Department with collecting information on

Sponsored by Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., the bill authorizes $100 million over five years to state and local authority for building codes development and enforcement, with individual jurisdiction grant

WASHINGTON--State lawmakers opposed to the creation of a federal Office of Insurance Information are seeking support from other state government branches, asking governors and state attorneys general

Despite images of flooded Midwestern towns filling the news over the past week, the devastation being wrought by rising waters is not expected to produce significant claims that further reduce the

A provision in Rep. Frank's bill, the Municipal Bond Fairness Act, or HR 6308, calls for the U.S. Treasury to collect data on municipal bond insurers, including their financial soundness, concentratio

When Allstate balked at supplying documents subpoenaed by the OIR, the firm was suspended by Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty--a move he ultimately reversed. The material was requested so OIR could

"Every time top officials at the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration have appeared before Congress, they have cited declining injury, illness and fatality numbers to