Extended-hours operations, with employees on the job outside of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., have significantly higher rates of absenteeism and turnover.

A key market issue facing employers and workers' compensation insurers is whether the large declines in claim frequency that began in the 1990s are likely to continue.

A Manhattan federal jury has ruled in favor of World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein, declaring that the hijacked planes that destroyed the Twin Towers count as two separate attacks for insurance purposes.

Corporate America's investments in fitness programs for workers are beginning to pay some dividends, according to a poll of large employers conducted by the National Business Group on Health.

As the insurance industry approaches the five-month mark from the appearance of Hurricane Charley, there is good news and bad news.

Between Atlantic hurricanes and Pacific typhoons, the 2004 storm season generated record catastrophe losses.

State Farm has developed a homeowners' education and inspection program for policyholders residing in areas at high risk for wildfire.

In the past decade, disasters have affected university and college campuses with increasing frequency, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.