WASHINGTON--Legislation that would require some homeowners whose houses are valued at more than $600,000 to pay actuarially based rates for government flood insurance is set for a vote on the House flo

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

Decision protects secondary players from liability suits in securities fraud

Insurers and reinsurers providing directors and officers liability and errors and omissions coverage could see "manageable" losses from the subprime mortgage collapse that exceed $2 billion, Bank of A

The bill, "Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 176," would have expanded the types of damages allowed in wrongful death actions beyond "pecuniary" losses to include injuries resulting from

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