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

A deal struck between two key senators appears to give new life to a possible five-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program, which is set expire May 30.

Congress passes yet another 30-day extension and keeps the program swirling in a governmental morass.

Two U.S. senators introduced a bill that seeks to “place reasonable and affordable caps” on health insurance fees, deductibles and pharmacy co-payments for retirees from the military as federal officials plan to start shifting more costs to them.

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 National Association of Health Underwriters is urging its membership to contact their senators to support a bill that would exempt agent and broker commissions from the medical loss ratios controlling health insurers’ spending.

An insurance group, a national public safety organization and a federal government agency disagree on what action the government should take as the National Flood Insurance Program’s expiration looms May 31.

Employers and insurance brokers are arguing with consumer advocates over the affordability definition in the federal health care reform used to determine employees’ eligibility for tax credits to purchase insurance.

If you believe the theory that a single-payer system of health insurance is the ultimate goal of the Obama Administration and Democrats, then March 27 might prove an important day.

The final effect of provisions in the federal health reform law “have not been as significant” as anticipated for most businesses, according to a new study.