Legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept. 30, 2016 was reported to the Senate floor today by the Senate Banking Committee.

Aon Benfields catastrophe model development center, Impact Forecasting, estimates U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Irene of between $1.6 billion and $6.6 billion.

ARIS Title Insurance Corp., which says it is the only underwriter of title insurance for fine art and other collectibles, has partnered with several of the top insurers in the art industry, including AXA Art Insurance Corp. and Aspen Insurance Co.

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is urging Gov. Jerry Brown to sign a bill that requires insures to notify an employer when it intends to use arbitration to resolve workers compensation disputes.