Regulation/Legislation

Crop insurers said late Thursday the industry and the crop insurance program will be able to "withstand" the severe cuts in subsidies imposed on the program by the Agriculture Department.

WASHINGTON--President Obama on Friday morning signed into law an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept. 30.

The House took an important step toward reforming financial services industry regulation last night, passing legislation that would for the first time establish a federal office designed to deal with insurance activities.

The fate of Florida's fragile property insurance market may depend heavily on what happens in the next round of elections in the Sunshine State.

The House passed legislation that would for the first time establish a federal office designed to deal with insurance activities.

Insurance losses from the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil well are expected to be the largest ever for global offshore energy insurance and reinsurance markets. As claims mount, the public is saying, "Show us the money."