A chronic gap between rich and poor is yawning wider, posing the biggest single risk to the world in 2014, even as economies in many countries start to recover, the World Economic Forum said on Thursday.

Japanese crude buyers are set to switch back to private insurance providers for transportation of Iranian oil, after relief from some EU sanctions goes into effect next week, industry and government sources said.

Japanese crude buyers are set to switch back to private insurance providers for transportation of Iranian oil, after relief from some EU sanctions goes into effect next week, industry and government sources said.

The insurers of Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" London comeback concerts on Wednesday have settled out of court with the late King of Pop's estate over a $17.5 million policy, the attorney for Jackson's estate said.

With widespread rate increases, companies in many states will write bigger checks for workers' comp, even if business hasnt grown substantially. Here's why.

The game has obviously changed, but many principles have remained intact throughout the years. Here, we look beyond fortress walls and to the inception of insurance guilds.

Federal-regulatory concerns about life-reinsurance captives could give rise to mission creep that would sweep up traditional single-parent and group captives in any actions taken, warns Fitch Ratings.

Federal-regulatory concerns about life-reinsurance captives could give rise to mission creep that would sweep up traditional single-parent and group captives in any actions taken, warns Fitch Ratings.