From explosions in insurance-research labs, to ziplining over alligator-infested waters, to the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, PC360 has strived to provide unique and informative video features to our audience. Here are our five favorite videos of 2012.

British equity investors have put $100 million into a new reinsurance fund, the latest example of mainstream investors seeking exposure to the sector's rising prices and relative immunity from financial shocks.

The number of terrorist attacks each year has more than quadrupled in the decade since September 11, 2001, a study released on Tuesday said, with Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan the most affected.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate is claiming up to $1 billion from reinsurer Swiss Re in a dispute over a life insurance deal they agreed to in 2010.

The insurance industry learns from every catastrophe. Consider what Hugo did to Charleston, Ivan to Pensacola, or Sandy to the eastern seaboard. The future could hold even bigger storms.

Chicago-based HUB International topped the month of November with four publicly announced acquisitions, followed by Marsh & McLennan Agency with two.

An overwhelming majority of auto insurance buyers who switch carriers make the change based on price, but not many are actively shopping around, according to a survey from InsuranceQuotes.com.

Planned new capital rules for European Union insurers have cut the value of European stocks by nearly 10 percent over the last three years, French insurer Axa said on Monday.