WASHINGTON (AP) -- Capital One Financial Corp., a credit card issuer that is expanding into retail banking, spent $590,000 in the first six months of 2007 to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form. The company lobbied on ... [full story]

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian home buyers look poised to reap the rewards as U.S.-based mortgage insurance companies bid for a foothold in the hot domestic housing market. The market had been a duopoly until 2006 between the Canadian Mortgage and Housing ... [full story]

With the devastating effects of the wildfires in Southern California, A.M. Best Co. has begun to assess the potential financial impact this event may have on the property/casualty and reinsurance industry. While awaiting information from affected entities, A.M. Best is ... [full story]

Four Florida insurance companies are slated to assume thousands of policies from Citizens Property Insurance, taking the state-backed insurer, Florida's largest, back to its pre-2007 numbers. American Integrity, Argus Fire & Casualty, First Home and Landmark One will begin ... [full story]

DARIEN, Ill., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Insure.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSUR - News) today announced that it has been once again named as a "Best Site" for life insurance by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine in its November 2007 issue, which contains, ... [full story]

Employers increasingly are paying for worker smoking cessation programs as a way to reduce health costs, the New York Times reports. According to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust, one in three ... [full story]

Most Floridians are familiar with the mess that is the state's homeowners insurance market. Rates are sky-high, and it's hard to find many private insurers offering windstorm coverage. But it's a whole different story when it comes to auto insurance. ... [full story]

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- H.W. Kaufman Financial Group/Burns & Wilcox has promoted five executives to the position of vice president to support its strategy of growing the company's national reach. The announcement was made by Chairman, President ... [full story]