(AP) Highway deaths declined again last year, reaching their lowest rate when compared to miles driven since such record-keeping began in 1921, according preliminary government data released Monday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's early estimate of 2011 traffic ... [full story]

WASHINGTON—The Senate on Thursday voted to extend the life of the National Flood Insurance Program for 60 days, giving lawmakers time to work on a long-term extension that would seek to restore fiscal solvency to the debt-ridden plan. The ... [full story]

(AP) A New Jersey judge will likely soon decide whether a woman who sent a text message to a male friend can be held liable for a car crash he caused while reading the message. The Daily Record reports ... [full story]

Spurred by major storms that had left millions of New Englanders without power last year, a Senate committee is questioning what can be done at the federal level to better prepare for and respond to natural disasters. New Hampshire ... [full story]

(AP) LOS ANGELES - Dog bites man does not get a lot of attention in the news, but it costs insurance companies hundreds of millions in claims every year. State Farm Insurance, one of the nation's largest home insurers, paid more ... [full story]

ALBANY, N.Y. — Insurance regulators plan to start kicking crooked doctors out of New York's no-fault program next month, calling them linchpins in fake-accident scams that cost insurers and ultimately policyholders hundreds of millions of dollars. Regulations are set ... [full story]

Associated Press - Florida may not have enough money to pay off hurricane insurance claims if a big storm hits this year. An advisory panel on Thursday concluded that the state may fall nearly $2 billion short of the ... [full story]

Arizona is one of more than two dozen states challenging the federal health care overhaul, but Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's administration is moving to implement part of the contested law by reviewing health insurance rates to see if they should ... [full story]

Massachusetts has rejected a proposed rake hike for home insurance policies under a plan used by consumers who couldn't get insurance otherwise, and rates will stay in place. Last November, the Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriters Association (MPIUA) proposed a ... [full story]

WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department says it will take another look at whether to revamp rules published last year that now apply a stiff “affordability” penalty on employers based on what percent of the premium employees pay for single coverage. Under ... [full story]