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For every agency or industry participant that appeared to gain in the bill, there also was a significant downside.

Wide-ranging legislation creates a Federal Insurance Office with limited preemptive powers.

The resolution of issues means the bill is now complete and will return to the full House and Senate for votes next week, where it is expected to pass.

Purchase rates continue to climb as rates fall, according to a new report.

Report from Moody's Investors Service says small carriers may need to diversify or raise capital to meet pending requirements.

Short-term extension would keep the troubled National Flood Insurance Program operational until September.

S&P rates Genworth's senior notes, Moody's downgrades The Phoenix Cos. senior debt rating and A.M. Best revises State Auto’s outlook to negative.

A new tax on British insurance purchases creates a challenge for insurer IT departments to respond in a timely fashion.

Conferees yesterday couldn't agree to final language that would make it harder for federal regulators to preempt state consumer protection laws.

A constellation of insurance regulators and executives were on hand at the White House for an event marking the 90-day anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act.

Seeking to trim cost of package, senators seek to add six-month benefit extension.

New PWC survey finds FASB's push to have all financial instruments marked-to-market would be at odds with most investors' preferences.

Pundits and analysts are having a field day with social media for insurance, but is it really that big of a deal?

EWI Risk Services says the long-term potential impact of the disaster on the D&O market is in the range of $250 to $500 million.

Results of vendor-sponsored survey show decreased collaboration and e-discovery investment since 2009.

The committee still has to tackle issues surrounding derivatives oversight, consumer protection, interchange fee regulation and risk retention.

New preparedness standards for private sector draw praise from risk managers.

The committee agreed to scale back a provision that would eliminate the use of trust-preferred securities as Tier 1 capital.

Lapses in insurance-related programs persist as legislators wrangle.

The economic recovery horses are at the starting gate, but when will the race begin, and when do we plunk down our bets?