The pace of federal securities class action filings was slower in the 2010 first half than in 2009, with filings on track to decline for a second consecutive year, an economic consulting firm said.

Nearly two years after Hurricane Ike destroyed the town of Galveston, Texas, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association reached a $189 million settlement with policyholders.

The nation's capital was shaken by something other than a political tremor this morning when a 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook the region.

New York agent associations are taking steps to inform their members about the state Insurance Department's new regulation on producer compensation disclosure, developing online programs and overviews in anticipation of the new rule.