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Legislation that would provide incentives for the adoption and enforcement of statewide building codes throughout the nation has been introduced in the House.

Rates in the transportation insurance segment continued to level off through the 2009 first quarter, even as the number of new entrants increased, according to a new survey.

Cuts to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act proposed by the Obama administration would do serious harm to the availability of terrorism insurance, a report from insurance broker Aon said.

The president of a defunct New York title insurance company was arrested today on charges he misappropriated up to $5 million in client and escrow monies, federal and state authorities announced.

Despite continued increases in health insurance costs, few employers are considering getting rid of the programs, viewing them as an important employee benefit, a survey from the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers found.

A hard insurance market may not be on the horizon any time soon, according to wholesale line executives, but no signs of pessimism were evident among attendees of this year's meeting of the American Association of Managing General Agents.