The Insurance Journal The U.S. Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office is seeking public comment for its report on how to improve the country’s insurance regulatory system. The study is mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consume… more »

By Alan Silverleib and Tom Cohen, CNNJuly 19, 2011 8:57 p.m. EDT Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. House on Tuesday night passed the "cut, cap and balance" deficit reduction plan backed by tea party conservatives but dismissed by President Barac… more »

  "Fiscal Scare Tactics" By PAUL KRUGMAN NY Times These days it’s hard to pick up a newspaper or turn on a news program without encountering stern warnings about the federal budget deficit. The deficit threatens economic recovery, we’re told; it p… more »