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Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., the insurer thats been focusing on property-casualty coverage, is near a deal to sell Japan operations to Orix Corp., according to two people with knowledge of their talks.

Legislation that effectively kicks down the road efforts to restore solvency to the NFIP was overwhelming approved by the Senate late yesterday and sent to the president for signature.

Uncertainty and risk aversion trumped other, more favorable mergers and acquisitions factors present in 2013 to drive U.S. property and casualty M&A activity to its lowest level since the 2008-09 fiscal crisis, a new report says.

SUVs and minivans top Insure.com's list of the 20 least expensive 2014-model cars to insure.

Fast, expensive cars top the list of the 20 most expensive cars to insure for the 2014-model year, according to a new report from Insure.com.

Property and casualty insurers and agents and brokers again enjoyed a strong month of employment gains in January, adding 1,300 and 1,400 jobs respectively, according to an Insurance Information Institute analysis of the latest U.S. Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics figures.