The insurance industry has taken a beating lately from juries, state lawmakers and Congress on issues ranging from Hurricane Katrina claims to broker compensation. Still, NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedm

West Palm Beach-based Flood Zone Correction Inc. said yesterday that low flood risk homeowners in several states contribute more in annual premium to the National Flood Insurance Program than they rec

WASHINGTON--A civil litigation reform group said today that six legal jurisdictions that made its "Judicial Hell Holes" list last year are back on it again in a new order that puts West Virginia in fir

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has given preliminary approval to an amendment to the receivership model act opposed by the insurance industry for its purported bias against guaran

The firm noted that "people concerned with the ability to sell their properties and politicians focused on the need to sustain inward investment will prefer that information on rising levels of risk

"What has certainly had an impact on tort cost trends has been the decades plus decline in auto accident frequency, as the basic auto accident is the largest single portion of U.S. tort costs," he sai

If there is an avian flu outbreak, employees will be turning to their companies for answers and pre-planning will make it easier to deal with the uncertainties sure to arise from the pandemic, said a

Moody's Investors Service in New York gave the proposed offering a Baa3 rating or a "medium" rank--the lowest of its investment grade ratings. "It's deeply subordinated in the company's debt structure