E&S/Specialty

Arthur J. Glatfelter, founder of the Glatfelter Insurance Group, died Feb. 14 at the age of 88.

Some Lloyds of London underwriters and Arch Insurance Company are asking a federal court to require BP and Transocean to settle their dispute over claims submitted to the insurers.

A presidential executive order outlining some guidelines on cyber-security-coordination efforts may help get the ball rolling on more meaningful legislation, but by itself, the order does not seem to make any mandatory demands on private entities, at least at this time, an insurance-industry expert says.

A presidential executive order outlining some guidelines on cyber-security-coordination efforts may help get the ball rolling on more meaningful legislation, but by itself, the order does not seem to make any mandatory demands on private entities, at least at this time, an insurance-industry expert says.

Starr becomes the second recent entrant into the crop-insurance market after years of consolidation.

Crop-insurance losses in 2012 due to drought conditions amount to a record $14.2 billion, and are continuing to climb, industry officials were told Wednesday.