Regulation/Legislation

Under California law, there are circumstances under which the employer must pay the workers' compensation applicants attorneys fees in addition to, rather than out of, the benefits.

After almost four years as an orphan, the National Flood Insurance Program is picking up some powerful parents. It is as if it has suddenly morphed from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. The reason is that the latest fashion in Washington is to bring in additional revenues without...

David Miller, a former chief catastrophe aid official in Iowa, has been appointed head of the National Flood Insurance Program.

Critical operations of the National Flood Insurance Program are in danger of being shut down Oct. 1.

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund is on "shaky ground" and its ability to borrow is questionable, says it chief operating offer.

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty says the states insurer of last resort did not provide evidence to support its recommendation to raise rates for sinkhole insurance by a statewide average of 447 percent.