With litigation and ballot initiatives mounting over the federal mandate to buy health insurance, NU Editor Sam Friedman wonders if the reform law will survive such challenges. Offer your view on his blog at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Waslov's focus will be to work with and advise Willis clients in discussing their options regarding captives and/or other funding alternatives for employee benefit programs.

Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. has no residential limitations and now includes multi-year policies within its construction management program.

The first product of its kind, the Ropner ship repairers' insurance provides a solution that has been long awaited by the global yacht community, who, until now, has had to deal with multiple problems insuring their yachts for repair.

A major 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific Island Republic of Vanuatu, causing power outages and shaking, but as of yet, no major damage has been reported, according to catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions (RMS).

Higher than expected major losses in the 2010 first half led to a 28.3 percent decline in group net income for Hannover Re compared to the 2009 first half.

State Auto Financial Corp. said it no longer wants to be in the nonstandard automobile insurance business and is selling a subsidiary that sells that insurance--State Auto National--to Hallmark Financial Services Inc.

Since the economic recession began in December 2007, employment in the insurance industry has decreased across multiple sectors, according to a new report.