Insurers back new measure, but warn that many details remain to be worked

Florida's two U.S. senators introduced five pieces of legislation last week designed to "comprehensively" address issues related to national hurricane preparedness, including one that would establish

WASHINGTON--Eight insurance company trade groups and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have written a strongly worded letter urging Congress to oppose legislation eliminating their industry's limited antitr

WASHINGTON--A subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee said it will hold a hearing Tuesday to discuss the availability and affordability of insurance for natural disasters and ways to add

The San Mateo, Calif.-based firm, founded in 1937, marked its founding last week. The company provides property, casualty, employee benefits, workers' compensation and personal lines coverage to comme

James M. Loy, co-chair of the organization, who is a retired Coast Guard admiral and former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said Louisiana faces a two-pronged problem wit

Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the state insurer of last resort, said it received more than $168 million from the Internal Revenue Service as part of an agreement declaring Citizens'

Two-thirds of the impaired companies came from either the Poe Financial Group or the Vesta Group. "Going into the 2004-2005 hurricane season, these groups were too vulnerable because of rapid growth a