As the Northeast hunkers down in the face of Hurricane Sandy, weather service forecasts say that its impact could be worse than last years Hurricane Irene--but one analyst says that the storm may not be enough to turn the market sharply.

Insurers have the logistic and financial resources to handle Hurricane Sandy, says Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute

What impact will the indeterminate loss provisions in the NFIP reauthorization legislation have on claims following Hurricane Sandy?

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation intends to increase the region's workers' compensation rates by 6.1 percent effective Jan. 2013, the state's insurance commissioner says.

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation intends to increase the region's workers' compensation rates by 6.1 percent effective Jan. 2013, the state's insurance commissioner says.

Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the U.S. East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the U.S. stock market saw its first weather-related closure in 27 years.

Two major earthquakes struck off the Western coast of Canada over the weekend, but the most powerful quake was expected to cause no significant insurance losses, one catastrophe modeler says.

Insurers must set aside more capital against their mortgage-related investments to protect against possible future downturns in the housing market, state regulators agreed on Friday.