Acting upon a petition from the Consumer Federation of California (CFC), California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has ordered State Farm to refund homeowners insurance policyholders $104 million and reduce rates going forward.

One of the largest federal lobbying bodies for the property/casualty industry does not take a position in presidential politics, but at least one among its leaders believes either outcome of the 2016 contest will be a mixed bag for the insurance business.

Traffic on Interstate 4 isn’t just frustrating, it’s dangerous. A new survey from EverQuote analyzed traffic fatalities and found that I-4 is the most dangerous interstate in the country with 1.41 fatalities per mile from 2010 to 2015.

Michigan workers and job providers continue to benefit from Michigan’s workers’ compensation system as the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) announced today that the pure premium advisory rate for workers’ compensation insurance will drop by an average of 9.3 percent in 2017.

Congress is currently looking at the National Flood Insurance Program and coverage for troublesome locations. The United States Congress may soon take the axe to home flood insurance coverage for properties that are regularly flooded.

When the Arkansas insurance commissioner weighed the merits of a hospital’s billing complaint against United Healthcare, her interactions with one of the nation’s largest health insurers extended far beyond her department’s hearing room.

Will next year’s legislative battle over workers’ compensation rates prove so all-consuming that other state priorities starve for attention?

On a summer morning near Chappaqua, New York, in 2011, Evan Lieberman, 19, was carpooling with co-workers when the driver collided with another vehicle. Five occupants between the two cars were sent to the hospital.

Tesla Motors Inc Thursday sued Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and other state officials in federal court over the state’s refusal to allow the Palo Alto, California automaker to sell vehicles directly to consumers.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, today introduced a bill, H.R. 5953, to forgive the $23 billion in debt at the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and place the program on a path toward solvency and affordability ahead of its reauthorization in fiscal 2017.

U.S. air-safety regulators have taken the unusual step of singling out Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone as a potential airborne fire hazard, urging passengers to avoid using the devices entirely on board airliners, dealing another blow to the technology giant’s smartphone recovery efforts.

Michigan would no longer require that someone be inside a self-driving car while testing it on public roads under bills up for a vote in the Legislature.

The Federal Aviation Administration drone regulations that went into effect Monday are expected to usher in a new and dramatic period of change for the commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles - one that spells potential profit for insurance professionals.

There’s no question that driver fatigue poses a serious threat to safety on our nation’s roadways. But just how bad is the threat?

It’s no wonder other state workers’ compensation programs are looking to Texas for ideas on controlling drug costs. A recent analysis by researchers at the Texas Department of Insurance shows that the Texas pharmacy closed formulary is lowering costs and reducing the use of opioids.