The House has passed legislation extending the National Flood Insurance Program, which was due to expire in 2 months, until March 31.

Anne Borngesser has joined the Jacksonville office of AGIS, a full-service insurance agency.

The average cost of vehicle collision repairs for the second quarter declined by 3 percent compared with the same 2003 period.

Some insurance carriers may be happy the national discussion over healthcare reform has pushed aside discussion of federal regulation of the insurance industry, but a senior analyst for Celent doesn't believe the issue will disappear for long.