Government
Brexit Deadline: UK Insurers Must Decide on Moving EU Policies by November
Insurers in Britain face crunch time within weeks if the government and the European Union do not allow millions of cross-border policies to continue to run undisturbed beyond Brexit. While Britain ...
Flood Insurance Program Renewal Likely in Harvey’s Wake: Key Republican
A key Republican said Hurricane Harvey will spur Congress to reach a deal to fund the nation's flood insurance program before it expires next month, even though divisions persist over how much the ...
Harvey Likely to Hike U.S. Flood Insurance Program Debt
The destruction that heavy rain and floods from Hurricane Harvey could inflict on Texas would add to the pile of debt owed by a federal flood insurance program that is due to expire in September, ...
Trump’s FEMA Head Backs Reducing Federal Coverage of Flood Costs
President Donald Trump's emergency management director said he's pushing for an overhaul of disaster relief so that states, cities and homeowners bear more of the costs, and less of the risk falls on ...
Police-Inflicted Taser Deaths Led to at Least 442 Lawsuits: Reuters
In a first-of-its-kind review of court documents, police reports, other public records and news accounts, Reuters compiled the most comprehensive public accounting to date of deaths and litigation ...
As Congress Mulls Flood Insurance Program Renewal, Private Markets Envision Opportunity
Unleashing the invisible hand that has been missing from the flood insurance market for nearly 50 years is no easy task. But private flood insurance experts say the change would be a good thing not ...
Prudential Reportedly Plotting Escape From ‘Too Big to Fail’ Label
Prudential Financial Inc. is laying the groundwork to escape the government's label that it's too big to fail, a move that would dramatically reduce federal oversight of the largest U.S. life ...
Could Cyber Insurance Benefit From Government Regulation?
Cyber insurance has become a major new business for carriers; it is often suggested that cyber insurance is the fastest growing segment of the insurance industry, and premiums are expected to ...