Insurers nursing hefty losses from severe spring floods in Europe face paying out a similar amount again after areas of Germany and France were repeatedly pounded by grapefruit-sized hail stones over the summer.

Stockton, California said on Friday it had struck tentative deals opening the door to settlements with two major creditors, and putting the city at the "beginning of the end" of its bankruptcy case.

Colorado business owners could face unexpected financial repercussions for environmental hazards that settled on their property after the recent flooding in the state, and a Sept. 9 spill of some 233,000 gallons of molasses into Honolulu Harbor brings unique challenges of its own.

Non-admitted underwriters are seeking across-the-board rate hikes for property and casualty risksand are covering more risks as standard lines insurers continue to shed unwanted business. Yet the surplus lines market has not entered the "hard" phase of the market cycle.

Non-admitted underwriters are seeking across-the-board rate hikes for property and casualty risksand are covering more risks as standard lines insurers continue to shed unwanted business. Yet the surplus lines market has not entered the "hard" phase of the market cycle.

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill allowing policy-renewal notices and disclosures to be sent electronically.

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill allowing policy-renewal notices and disclosures to be sent electronically.

A Calif. court awards Allstate $7.7 million in damages related to hundreds of fraudulent chiropractic claims filed by unlicensed and untrained personnel.