Commercial Lines

U.S. questionable claims increased 16 percent in 2012, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had its credit rating cut one notch by Standard & Poor's, which cited a new methodology for evaluating insurers and Berkshire's dependence on its insurance business for dividend income.

After a month-long scene investigation, investigators still do not know what caused the fire that led to a massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. in Texas.

Zurich Insurance Group posted a fall in profits in the first quarter, with lower net releases of reserves compared with the prior year offsetting fewer natural catastrophes.

Zurich Insurance Group posted a fall in profits in the first quarter, with lower net releases of reserves compared with the prior year offsetting fewer natural catastrophes.

American International Group Inc. has lost another leading executive, this time to a social business platform to help brokers and carriers manage commercial insurance.