Reinsurance

Obama's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures.

The Category 4 storm is expected to make landfall near West Palm Beach and Melbourne overnight and then track north along the Atlantic coast racking up as much as $50 billion in economic losses.

This past July, National Underwriter Property & Casualty traveled to the storied Lloyd's of London for an exclusive tour of the market's building and inner workings.

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. is planning to bid about $6.5 billion for the Bermuda-based insurer Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

Hurricane Matthew is increasingly likely to have significant impacts along the Southeast U.S. coast later this week, but its future effects along the Northeast seaboard remain uncertain.

More courtroom drama: CNO sues executives at Beechwood Re, claiming funds were fraudulently redirected to hedge fund, Platinum Partners.