NICB, based in Des Moines, Ill., reported that the western United States still ranks as the area of the country with the highest auto theft rates, and all the nation's top 10 areas are in the West wit

Jersey City, N.J.-based Insurance Services Office Inc., which last week declared the Nor'easter a catastrophe, defined as insured loss of at least $25 million affecting a significant number of policyh

Morgan Stanley analyst William Wilt said the reinsurer beat his estimates by $1.18 per share. But he said investors may focus on the decrease in written premium of 3.6 percent as opposed to the flat n

In addition to an online education site, the NAIC's latest public service effort includes announcements in English and Spanish, and community outreach by public information officers of state insurance

Commercial lines, representing 45 percent of business, could be a drag as premiums declined 1.4 percent and profitability was lower than expected due to higher than expected catastrophe losses and low

Joe Case, a Nationwide spokesman, said in an e-mail that the group and all their clients "have settled all of the clients' claims against Nationwide relating to Hurricane Katrina. The terms of the se

While it may be good risk management for New York City to require fast food outlets to prominently display the calorie content of its menu items, it sure spoils the fun of wolfing down a donut in the

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