Washington--A consulting group's findings that an asbestos trust fund to be created by proposed Senate legislation is woefully inadequate came under withering criticism at ...

SMART Debate LoomingWashingtonThe Republican leadership of the House Financial Services Committee, which plans to complete work on legislation setting federal standards for state regulation by ...

Washington--Rep. Mike Oxley, R-Ohio, announced today that he would retire when his current term ends in January 2007.His retirement coincides with the time when ...

Washingto--Renewed efforts by Republicans in the Senate to impose tort reform standards in any extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act may complicate efforts ...

Washington--The Senate Banking Committee this morning unanimously approved and sent to the Senate floor legislation extending the legislation providing a federal backstop for terrorism ...

Washington--The Bush administration believes the U.S. government should not continue providing a backstop for terrorism insurance much longer, a Treasury official discussing the Terrorism ...

Washington--The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) late last week asked Congress to "pass a clean, short-term" extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act ...

Washington--Language in a new House bill setting federal rules for companies' consumer data security would leave state regulators in charge of enforcing adherence in ...