A report on the recession-challenged ocean marine insurance industry says that specialists in the business far outperform generalist property and casualty insurance firms.

C.V. Starr & Company, the insurance entity headed by Maurice Greenberg, the former boss of American International Group, strongly denied that Mr. Greenberg's new firm is busy looting staff from AIG.

Reversing a downward trend, the frequency of medical malpractice claims against hospitals is rising, an insurance brokerage and risk management group has found.

Reversing a downward trend, the frequency of medical malpractice claims against hospitals is rising, an insurance brokerage and risk management group has found.

A leader of an Allstate agents group said the insurer, after converting agents to independent contractor status, is treating them like employees, prompting the producers to ask for an Internal Revenue Service probe.

Businesses emitting greenhouse gases that cause global warming face imminent liability problems, and they should secure insurance coverage to protect themselves, a legal expert is warning.

Validus Holdings, after a bitter takeover battle to acquire fellow Bermuda reinsurer IPCRe Holdings last month, is cleaning house at the company.

Reversing a downward trend, the frequency of medical malpractice claims against hospitals is rising, an insurance brokerage and risk management group has found.