Tennessee has taken another important step in replacing its court-based workers' compensation dispute resolution system with an administrative process.

A federal appellate court has upheld the authority of risk retention groups to provide commercial liability insurance, except workers compensation, without being licensed in every state.

A securities analyst is upgrading Assurant stock because he sees less downward pressure on lender-placed premium rates than originally feared due to state and federal regulatory actions.

The Obama administration has again revived its proposal to reduce the tax benefits foreign insurers receive by ceding U.S. property and casualty premiums to their foreign affiliates.

Insurance companies continue to provide piracy cover to ships traveling in the troubled Horn of Africa regions, but piracy remains a significant problem, a representative of the Lloyds Market Association told Congress.

New York insurance regulators are urging other states to use its settlement agreement with Assurant, Inc. as a template for a national policy on the issue.

AIGs says its board did not act irrationally in deciding not to join a lawsuit filed by a company controlled by Maurice Hank Greenberg, AIG's former CEO.

Workers compensation reform legislation debated by lawmakers in Oklahoma continues to contain a provision opposed by insurance trade groups.