Regulation/Legislation

Senate legislation to delay some flood insurance rate increases for four years was unveiled late last week.

Software contractors who built the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act federal exchange system defended their work at a raucous, standing-room-only House hearing Oct. 24 to allow Republicans an opportunity to cast Obamacare in the most negative light possible.

New Yorks two senators are asking that the Federal Emergency Management Agency give homeowners in the state affected by Superstorm Sandy more time to file suits seeking more money from their insurance carriers.

Both Florida and New York are reporting that their respective workers compensation reforms are having an impact, but officials in both states indicated that further changes, likely through additional legislation, are necessary.

A state appeals court upheld reforms contained within HB 119legislation signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott more than a year ago.

The protracted talks on new European Union capital adequacy rules for insurers are likely to be concluded next month, two sources involved said on Thursday.