A tornado destroyed 12 to 15 blocks in the southwest corner of Mapleton, Iowa and damaged neighboring areas when it struck about 7:20 p.m. Saturday, April 9. See photographs taken from the scene of the destruction, both from the air and on the ground.

Another earthquake that shook the northern section of Japan rattled the stocks of insurance and reinsurance companies on Thursday.

The Illinois House is considering a plan to scrap the state's much-criticized workers' compensation system, leaving businesses and their employees to battle in court over payment for each workplace injury.

The Illinois House is considering a plan to scrap the state's much-criticized workers' compensation system, leaving businesses and their employees to battle in court over payment for each workplace injury.

Japan was rattled by a strong aftershock and tsunami warning Thursday night nearly a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami flattened the northeastern coast.

Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday it expects to lose roughly $126 million for claims related to last month's earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

A former insurance agent was sentenced to prison Wednesday after he asked to repay his investment scam victims through poker tournament winnings, but failed to find luck at the card table.

It will cost U.S. drivers an average of $8,776 to own and maintain their cars this year, up 3.4 percent from last year, according to a study released Tuesday by AAA.