HSBC Holdings has approached the top three property-and-casualty insurers in Japan about the sale of its non-life insurance business, which could fetch more than $1 billion, sources close to the matter said on Thursday.

Ireland's High Court approved on Thursday the takeover of Quinn Insurance by a joint venture of U.S. insurer Liberty Mutual and state-run Anglo Irish Bank.

Ireland's High Court approved on Thursday the takeover of Quinn Insurance by a joint venture of U.S. insurer Liberty Mutual and state-run Anglo Irish Bank.

European insurers are financially robust and unlikely to require injections of fresh capital, barring an Italian sovereign default or break-up of the single currency area, analysts said.

European insurers are financially robust and unlikely to require injections of fresh capital, barring an Italian sovereign default or break-up of the single currency area, analysts said.

A federal judge has given Ambac Financial Group her approval to send its bankruptcy exit plan to creditors for a vote.

A federal judge has given Ambac Financial Group her approval to send its bankruptcy exit plan to creditors for a vote.

Auto insurers Progressive Corp and Allstate Corp have settled a patent dispute over technology that lets insurance companies charge drivers based on how, where and how much they drive.