The U.S. Senate approved a 60-day extension to the National Flood Insurance Program, moving the program closer to avoiding expiration May 31.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed another 30-day extension of the National Flood Insurance Program, less than two weeks before the latest short-term extension is set to expire.

The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill in its waning hours April 9 that renames and repositions the Injured Workers Insurance Fund as a private company.

An insurance association member questioned a “closed door” meeting among consumers groups and a National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) joint working group on automobile insurance.

California’s insurance commissioner announced the end to a pair of civil suits, filed over his agency’s efforts to force insurance companies to stop investing in corporations working in Iran.

An insurance industry trade group, representing about 300 insurers, says it supports the National Transportation Safety Board’s call for a ban on texting and using cellphones while driving.

President Barack Obama is expected to soon sign yet another short-term extension to the National Flood Insurance Program.

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved a five-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program, which is set to expire Sept. 30.

A national association of insurance companies is throwing its “strong support” behind a bill before Congress that would raise the debt ceiling.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend the National Flood Insurance Program for five years.