Regulation/Legislation

I know I made some lousy choices that damaged my credit, but why does that affect my insurance rates? I just don't think my credit score is any measure of what kind of driver I am.

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (Cat Fund) is likely to increase its assessments early next year because it is still paying off claims associated with the eight hurricanes that struck Florida back in 2004 and 2005.

Dim the lights, turn on the projector, and cue the voiceover: "In a world gone mad, when everything was crumbling around them, one industry stood strong -- INSURANCE!"

When it comes to insurance in Florida, the focus for most of the last three years has been largely on the volatile nature of the state's property insurance market. But 2009 may have marked a turning point.

There is no way the Liberals in Congress--particularly in the Senate--can possibly get a health care reform bill passed that includes a public option of any kind, says NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman in his blog today at www.NUSamSoapbox.com.

The National Conference of Insurance Legislators unanimously approved an act mandating workers' compensation coverage in the construction industry and establishing penalties for those who try to game the system.