More than 30 representatives of the insurance industry visited the state capitol in Richmond, Va., talking about issues that affect the property-casualty industry in the state.

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.

President Obama signed a patent reform bill with a provision that will help prevent “frivolous” lawsuits that increase costs for consumers, a national insurance association says.

A New Jersey insurance association is touting self-funded health plans after the state passed a bill in June requiring public employees to put a graduated percentage of their salaries toward their health benefits.

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

Despite a “marathon” meeting, lasting 13 hours, and a cooperative environment, no resolution to the ongoing debate over reforming North Carolina’s workers’ compensation law has come.

A Pennsylvania House committee approved a bill that would impose stricter driving and licensing restrictions for 16 and 17 year olds.

A bill has been introduced in the New York Senate that would provide protection to insurance agents from abusive practices involving certificates of insurance.

A bipartisan bill that would provide broader workers’ compensation coverage to previously ineligible business entities in Pennsylvania is scheduled for a hearing before the state’s House Labor and Industry Committee March 23.