Politics

Clean energy transition to continue despite likely policy changes under new administration.

California's IBank has partnered with an insurer and fire resilience fund to pay for fire resilience programs.

In 2023, the average premium jumped about 20% on average, according to the Insurance Information Institute.

As Donald Trump prepares for his second term, campaign promises to preserve Social Security and Medicare go up against rising healthcare costs.

In the aftermath of the election, a bipartisan group of House members are the latest to ask the FHFA to put the owner's title insurance waiver pilot on hold.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said it is "fundamentally unfair" that uninsured depositors at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank got a reprieve from regulators while those at First National Bank of Lindsay did not.

As the former president reenters the White House, significant changes to Medicare could be on the horizon. Here's what to expect.

Potential new Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, has suggested a potential workaround to offset the cost of extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Contentious insurance commissioner races, as well as potential policy changes are at stake this election season for insurers.

Moody's believes Florida will sell bonds to help replenish the CAT fund this spring.

Ann Olivarius weighs in on the impact of Vice President Kamala Harris' candidacy in the 2024 election.

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook called for weighing the costs and benefits of artificial intelligence, and flagged bias and fraud as areas of concern.

California hospitals will be forced to close if they don't complete earthquake safety upgrades by 2030. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to extend the deadline.

A bill would allow the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank to issue debt for California's FAIR Plan, its property insurer of last resort.

A rapidly escalating fire season hit the West amid questions about federal funding and insurance.

The new rule will require FEMA to consider climate change's impact on future flood patterns in determining how and sometimes if to build back after flooding. 

The question of how much federal money Congress will provide for the replacement of the Key Bridge goes before the Senate Environmental Committee.

A decision backing the surviving shareholder in a family business could have carried major tax implications to succession plans. Instead, SCOTUS backed the IRS.

Municipal analysts have been tracking the challenges faced by home insurers in California and other states plagued with extreme weather events as a harbinger of credit risk.

Unintended consequences of shifting the burden for title insurance to the lender could end up harming consumers, several observers said.