Crop insurance has been available for many decades in key producing markets in North America, Europe, Australia and South Africa. Peril and multi-peril crop insurance are the main products available to predominantly large-scale farmers using modern farming technology.

Excessive droughts in Western Australia and Russia, unprecedented floods in Pakistan, as well as the current drought outlook for parts of Argentina and Brazil, not only captured media headlines in 2010 but also tightened the supply of key agricultural commodities.

The FDA says that repackaged intravitreal injections of Avastin have caused a cluster of serious eye infections in the Miami area.

Readers comment on articles in the May and August issues.

Florida E&S Lines: Premium / Policy CountJuly: $187,842,537 / 14,662Commercial PropertyJune: $222,589,471 / 19.053July: $34,279,161 / 15,691Commercial…

A national survey projected that 18 percent of Americans with a current driver's license would be unable to earn a passing grade on a driver's test today.

On August 8, Ill. Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill preventing workers convicted of serious crimes from claiming workers compensation benefits for injuries resulting from those crimes.

Claims administration systems are being replaced at an increasing pace in the insurance industry, says Novarica, a research and advisory firm.