Commercial Lines

Fourth-quarter results were hurt by higher-than-expected claims costs on casualty coverage and deteriorating results from hedge funds.

AIG, the insurer being pressured by billionaire investor Carl Icahn to split up, agreed to nominate one of the activists allies to the board of directors along with hedge fund manager John Paulson.

The majority of transactions are from private-equity backed buyers.

Many insurers routinely refer business income claims to CPAs and forensic accountants, and the result is that insurers incur substantial adjustment expense.

Mentoring young professionals in the insurance industry should help you as much as it helps them.

U.S. aviation safety officials are raising new warnings about the dangers of carrying bulk shipments of lithium-based batteries on commercial flights.