Despite record losses for the insurance industry in 2011, low interest rates and continued economic volatility affecting insurers earnings, there is no indication that the commercial-insurance marketplace is making a hard-market turn, says the chief executive of Marsh.

Despite record losses for the insurance industry in 2011, low interest rates and continued economic volatility affecting insurers earnings, there is no indication that the commercial-insurance marketplace is making a hard-market turn, says the chief executive of Marsh.

A stunning 4 percent of employers are very confident that their employees will have sufficient retirement funds when they retire, according to an Aon Hewitt survey.

Florida moved closer to putting an end to its personal injury protection automobile insurance system, which the insurance industry says is plagued by abuse and fraud.

Florida moved closer to putting an end to its personal injury protection automobile insurance system, which the insurance industry says is plagued by abuse and fraud.

Although the global reinsurance industry is coming off a year of near-record-level catastrophes and faces challenges in the coming year, Standard & Poors says it is maintaining a stable outlook on the sector due to surplus capital and strong enterprise risk management capabilities.

With the death of Osama bin Laden and other Al Qaeda leaders reducing the organizations operational environment, terrorist threats to the U.S. are likely to involve smaller bomb plots perpetrated by Al Qaeda-influenced homegrown terrorists rather than attacks on the scale of September 11, according to Risk Management Solutions.

With the death of Osama bin Laden and other Al Qaeda leaders reducing the organizations operational environment, terrorist threats to the U.S. are likely to involve smaller bomb plots perpetrated by Al Qaeda-influenced homegrown terrorists rather than attacks on the scale of September 11, according to Risk Management Solutions.