Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty would like to begin surveying the state's insurance companies to get a grasp of one of the largest non-catastrophe cost drivers in Florida: sinkhole claims.

A Pennsylvania man's attempt to turn some dilapidated modular townhomes into nearly $1.4 million was thwarted by authorities, said state Attorney General Tom Corbett.

High-net worth insurer Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) is expanding to another state on its way to becoming a national carrier.

A federal appeals court has vacated the decision by a district court three years ago to dismiss antitrust and racketeering complaints against numerous insurers and brokers allegedly involved in a bid-rigging scheme with Marsh & McLennan.

Allstate insurance companies in Louisiana have been approved to raise homeowners insurance rates an average of 7.3 percent statewide, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance.

A case involving the alleged inappropriate donations of two insurance companies and political actions committees to Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine could be referred to the state prosecutor for investigation.

Among the states most affected by Hurricane Katrina five years ago, only Louisiana has taken decisive steps to adopt a statewide building code, according to the Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS).

Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company has told Florida regulators it intends to leave the property insurance market in the state.