Regulation/Legislation

The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents said Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La., has been given its 2010 Legislator of the Year award.

Angry over Senate tax law proposals, the House is holding up action on a Senate measure that would extend the National Flood Insurance Program through the end of the year.

The Hartford has announced that it plans to repay the $3.4 billion it borrowed from the Treasury last year under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Do insurers and agents have any ethical obligations to communicate and explain the industry's lobbying positions to clients? Weigh in on NU's latest "Question of Ethics" on Editor Sam Friedman's blog at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

American International Group said employees have paid back close to $45 million in bonus payments that the taxpayer-supported company has asked to be returned.

America's Health Insurance Plans today urged Congress to revise current health care reform legislative proposals to focus more on cost controls and medical liability law changes.