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,

Although one prominent Washington official warned last week that federal regulation of insurance is unlikely next year, and that optional federal charters may be off the table, industry leaders

New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo told a congressional panel his state will postpone plans to regulate a segment of the credit default swap market in light of progress that federal

The specialty insurance holding company said the action was part of an initiative to expand and strengthen its professional liability division and that Ms. Gregorio would be joined by a underwriting t

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

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) will receive $40 billion from the U.S. Department of Treasury's Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) in exchange for four million shares of American Internati

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