A report from Moodys says there are significant barriers to entry in the crop-insurance market, and cuts in government subsidies could mean even more consolidation in the future.

Missouri regulators will require the states farm-mutual companies to purchase reinsurance to protect their maximum annual loss of surplus for property risks, a response to the 2011 Joplin tornado that put one insurer in distress.

Missouri regulators will require the states farm-mutual companies to purchase reinsurance to protect their maximum annual loss of surplus for property risks, a response to the 2011 Joplin tornado that put one insurer in distress.

The remnants of securities contained in facilities created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to help bail out American International Group in 2008 were sold today, a key milestone in the companys efforts to end the governments equity interest in AIG.

The remnants of securities contained in facilities created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to help bail out American International Group in 2008 were sold today, a key milestone in the companys efforts to end the governments equity interest in AIG.

Several subsidiaries of Travelers Companies Inc sued the National Football League and a host of other insurers, seeking to avoid paying to defend the league against a wave of brain injury-related claims by thousands of former players and their families.

Several subsidiaries of Travelers Companies Inc sued the National Football League and a host of other insurers, seeking to avoid paying to defend the league against a wave of brain injury-related claims by thousands of former players and their families.

Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rain off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday but it was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, U.S. forecasters said.