Most Americans favor public policies that could help to mitigate the damage caused by catastrophic natural disasters before they happen, but many Americans remain unprepared for a disaster in their

"Operation Collateral Damage" crashed Northern California auto body shops this week. Undercover officers visited 69 Butte and Shasta County body shops to ask for estimates to repair a damaged car.

The rate reduction filing, which must be reviewed by the Department of Insurance before any approval is given, comes on the heels of Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi's June order requiring four m

A Florida administrative law judge ruled yesterday that the state's Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) does not have the authority to begin enforcing a rule governing insurers' use of credit informa

A Washington, D.C.-based housing revitalization group and Seattle-headquartered insurer Safeco announced a new community building initiative today that will use volunteers in several cities to repair

Property-casualty insurance rates saw an overall decline of 7 percent for the month of August, with slight rate increases in commercial property, directors and officers, and business income insurance,

Bermuda-based XL Capital Ltd announced today it has appointed Daniel Sussman as chief executive of global financial lines operations and Robert Douglas as chief executive of global reinsurance life op

In a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Fitch Ratings Service said that overall it is satisfied with the current principles-based accounting and does not feel bifurcation is warranted