Superfund litigation--as measured by the number, duration and complexity of cases--decreased from fiscal years 1994 through 2007, the General Accounting Office said.

The alternative risk transfer industry is eyeing compromise proposals for health care cooperatives as a substitute for the "public option" in health care delivery overhaul legislation, as an opportunity for the industry.

The National Risk Retention Association is asking state insurance commissioners to revise standards states use to regulate risk retention groups, to reflect the fact that they are primarily regulated through a federal law.

A California state appeals court has ruled in a fatal malpractice case brought against a veterinarian that a pet owner is not entitled to recover emotional damages.

Federal authorities clashed publicly with Maurice Greenberg over the significance of his agreement to pay $15 million in settling charges of fraudulent accounting while he headed up American International Group.

Congress most likely will extend 2009 estate tax rates for one year, according to industry officials, in a development of keen interest to many family-owned insurance agencies.

Insurance agents have won a critical change in the House Energy and Commerce Committee version of health care reform legislation.

A London-based group that opposes extremism in the Middle East and Europe said pending U.S. legislation to beef up sanctions against Iran could impact Lloyd's underwriters.