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The Senate passed legislation extending the controversial National Flood Insurance Program until Oct. 31 while talks continue on a more permanent reauthorization.

A new section of a health care reform legislation proposal would let agents sell insurance to individuals and businesses purchasing health insurance through the health exchanges being proposed.

LECG Corporation said it will merge with SMART Business Advisory & Consulting, LLC and receive a $25 million cash investment from SMART's majority shareholder, Great Hill Partners.

Tsunamis from an 8.0 magnitude earthquake striking the Samoan islands killed 100 people and did significant property and casualty damage to villages and resorts, a catastrophe modeling firm said.

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced today that longtime banking executive Liam E. McGee, 55, has been appointed the company's chairman and chief executive officer to succeed a retiring Ramani Ayer.

An agent's association said it believes certain insurance companies are demanding confidential information about independent agents' books of business so it can bypass them on sales.