Auto insurance claim frequency is rising, in some cases precipitously, as gasoline prices have declined from the high levels seen in 2008, according to regulators and two large insurers.

Auto insurance claim frequency is rising, in some cases precipitously, as gasoline prices have declined from the high levels seen in 2008, according to regulators and two large insurers.

Auto insurance claim frequency is rising, in some cases precipitously, as gasoline prices have declined from the high levels seen in 2008, according to regulators and two large insurers.

Property and casualty insurers can expect to be hit by a swirl of claims arising from swine flu that include actions against homeowners, businesses and health care facilities, a medical malpractice defense attorney predicts.

Tropical Storm Ida's impact on energy company operations in the Gulf of Mexico should be light, catastrophe modeling firms said as U.S. coastal states braced for the impact.

A.M. Best Co. said concerns about Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s plans to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad have led it to put the company's insurance subsidiaries' ratings under review.

A global temperature spike of 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit (4 Celsius) on average would increase insured flood losses in Great Britain 14 percent and Chinese typhoon losses 32 percent, a study has found.

Bailout fund recipient The Hartford Financial Services Group reported it had reduced its net loss in the third quarter to $220 million compared with a $2.6 billion loss for the period last year.