An overview of available distracted-driving research concludes there is no evidence to indicate whether cell phone or texting bans have reduced automobile crashes.

Allstate Corp. has added to its tally of New York lawsuits seeking to recover investment losses on residential mortgage-backed securities with a filing against Morgan Stanley.

Insurance companies have paid more than $509 million on nearly 15,000 residential, personal and commercial claims filed after the Joplin, Mo. tornado May 22.

State Farm says it will “weigh its options” after an Indiana jury awarded $14.5 million to a contractor in Indiana who sued the insurer for defamation.

Risk modeler Eqecat will add to the hurricane model debate when it releases an update to its North Atlantic Hurricane Model on July 15.

Risk modeler Eqecat will add to the hurricane model debate when it releases an update to its North Atlantic Hurricane Model on July 15.

Bermuda's Hiscox and Montpelier Re, as well as Luxembourg's Flagstone Re, say second quarter severe weather in the U.S. cost them each tens of millions of dollars. Hiscox's estimate of losses from the Japan earthquake is now at the high end of its range.

Bermuda's Hiscox and Montpelier Re, as well as Luxembourg's Flagstone Re, say second quarter severe weather in the U.S. cost them each tens of millions of dollars. Hiscox's estimate of losses from the Japan earthquake is now at the high end of its range.