Regulation/Legislation

The agency which administers the federal crop insurance program is challenging a Government Accountability Office report which says it made improper payments to people who had died.

A new report by Fitch Ratings paints a dire picture if Congress fails to renew the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is pursuing a new model law to allow for a framework to collect confidential information on insurers' corporate governance practices.

Insurance agents and brokers selling annuities to elderly clients must be careful to provide the benefits the annuitant seeks and ignore the need of the agent or broker to obtain commissions. Failure to do so can end a career. Lying to the state regulators has even more consequences.

Louisianas two senators are furthering their quest to forestall flood insurance rate increases by asking President Obama not to nominate the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator as Homeland Security secretary.

Texas law requires amusement rides are insured but the state has nothing on the books for facilities storing tons of ammonium nitrate. Does that make sense?