Regulation/Legislation

Eric Dinallo, New York's former insurance superintendent, has filed papers to position himself for a possible Democratic primary run for New York State Attorney General.

Despite some large payouts to wealthy homeowners stung by the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, it is unlikely that property underwriters will set about revising coverage language for fraud, an expert said.

A conservative think tank report challenging regulators' picture of the Florida home insurance market is out of focus, according to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.

The National Council on Compensation Insurance said it is proposing an overall rate level decrease of 6.8% for workers' compensation insurance in Florida.

Without a public health insurance option, the only way to cover the uninsured is to create state-based assigned risk pools, says NU Editor Sam Friedman in his blog today at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Florida CFO Alex Sink has a good shot of becoming the state's governor next year, and not just because she relies on National Underwriter to keep her informed about insurance, says NU Editor Sam Friedman in his blog today at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.