Zurich Insurance will publish the findings of an internal review into the suicide of its finance chief Pierre Wauthier before the middle of next month, two sources familiar with the situation said.

An insurance provision in the U.S. farm bills proposed by the House and Senate could have corn, soybean, and wheat farmers making more money in a bad year, such as during a drought, than in a good year, an environmental group said.

U.S. authorities have levied fines of $118,300 against the West Fertilizer Co., site of a deadly explosion in the central Texas town of West in April.

Superstorm Sandy dealt a heavy blow to the New York art world. Insured losses total between $400 million and $500 million.

Damage claims faced by German insurers for hail storms this year are almost twice the amount expected at 2.7 billion euros, a trade group said on Tuesday of a figure which will eat into sector profitability.

Tropical Storm Karen churned through the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, disrupting U.S. energy output on its way to drenching the coast from Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

The European Commission has proposed a Jan. 1, 2016 start date for new risk-capital rules for the insurance sector known as Solvency II, EU financial services chief Michel Barnier said in a statement on Wednesday.

The European Commission has proposed a Jan. 1, 2016 start date for new risk-capital rules for the insurance sector known as Solvency II, EU financial services chief Michel Barnier said in a statement on Wednesday.