St. Paul Travelers Companies, after initially refusing comment, has denied it is in merger talks with Zurich Financial Services Group. The St. Paul, Minn.-based company issued a statement denying

Battle rages on insurer use of education level, occupation as underwriting

Lobbyists say Sen. Specter plans to bring a "new bill" directly to the Senate floor from the Senate Judiciary Committee as early as this week, when Congress returns from a 10-day recess, under an

Florida and eight other states have reached a nationwide settlement of $171.7 million with Zurich American Insurance Company, resolving bid-rigging and price-fixing allegations against the firm,

News of the deficit, he said, "reinforces the need for immediate rate-relief for Florida's property owners, which can be accomplished by using surplus sales tax revenue to offset insurance assessments

A group of 28 risk managers and senior executives from major brokers, insurers, trade associations and regulatory authorities held an invitation-only, closed-door meeting Wednesday in New York to disc

He said another factor was "the firm's willingness to commit resources to developing the system, including the arbitrator panel, and to provide a solution that creates efficiencies that ultimately ben

The Napa, Calif.-based physician-owned medical malpractice insurance provider credited the decrease to passage of Proposition 12, which capped pain and suffering awards in medical malpractice cases ba