Regulation/Legislation

A Senate vote on legislation that would delay flood insurance premium increases for up to four years may take place next week.

What actions did the New York Department of Financial Services take after Superstorm Sandy and what should insurers do based on this new regulatory guidance?

The Federal Reserve Board recognizes there are critical differences between banks and insurance companies, Federal Reserve Board chairman-designate Janet Yellen told a Senate committee at her confirmation hearing.

Jeffrey S. Bragg, the first director of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, under the Department of Treasury, is leaving the government at the end of the year, according to an email he wrote to colleagues.

Signs emerged at a House hearing that majority Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee will demand far more industry skin in the game as their price for reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.

The European Union is close to agreeing to new rules which will force insurers to hold enough capital to keep policyholders safe, after years of delay.