In Stoneridge Inv. Partners, LLC vs. Scientific-Atlanta Inc., No. 06-43, the court in a 5-3 decision threw out a lawsuit by Charter Communications Inc. shareholders against two of the companies' suppl

WASHINGTON--Property-casualty insurers are getting rich by "methodically overcharging consumers," reducing coverage, underpaying claims and having taxpayers pay some of the tab for risks insurers shoul

You would never know insurance is a state-regulated business, given the enormous amount of attention paid to the property-casualty industry in Congress during 2007. But despite last month's extension

President George W. Bush gave the property-casualty industry a belated Christmas gift, signing a seven-year extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act that adds domestic terrorist events to the

The Ohio Supreme Court has determined that caps on damage settlements do not violate the state's Constitution, climaxing a 27-year effort by the state Legislature to write legislation imposing such li

Mr. Ferguson said even if obstacles from state regulation could be removed, issues such as enforceability and constitutional restraints remain because states lack the authority to negotiate foreign tr

WASHINGTON--Lobbying for passage of federal legislation aimed at modernizing the regulation of the surplus lines market along with companion state compacts will be the major focus of excess and surplus

Dutch financial services conglomerate ING said it is selling its reinsurance unit, NRG N.V., to Berkshire Hathaway for approximately 300 million euros--about $433 million at current exchange rates, whi