WashingtonThe U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent its version of legislation extending the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act for two years. The bill, providing insurers ...

Boost Building Codes, Congress UrgedHigher standards in three states hit by Katrina could have saved 80 percent of lossesWashingtonThree of the states in the ...

Governors, Lenders Push TRIA ExtensionWashingtonOver half of the nation's governors and a major lenders' group have added their voices to the chorus of calls ...

Suits Might Leave Disaster Workers BareBroker calls on Congress to limit injury claims for catastrophe site cleanupsWashingtonContractors doing catastrophe cleanup work might be unable ...

White House Draws Line On TRIA RenewalNew Treasury official emphasizes limits to what President Bush will accept on extensionWashingtonThe Bush administration believes the U.S. ...

Settle Lawsuit Or Face Tidal Wave Of Katrina Flood Claims, Hood WarnsMississippi attorney general says carriers would 'get hammered in individual suits'Mississippi Attorney General ...

Lawmakers At Odds Over Katrina LessonsFederal, state officials discuss solutions, but lack consensus on any approachWashingtonThe destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina might have spotlighted ...

Regulators warned to create uniformity, cut red tape or risk federal takeoverBy caroline mcdonaldUnless states move to cut red tape and create national uniformity ...