Crop insurance underwriters and producers are up in arms over a proposal in the Obama administration tax plan that would further reduce crop-insurance subsidies by an estimated $8.3 billion over 10 years.

Crop insurance underwriters and producers are up in arms over a proposal in the Obama administration tax plan that would further reduce crop-insurance subsidies by an estimated $8.3 billion over 10 years.

Natural catastrophes have made 2011 the highest loss year on record globally, Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, notes yesterday at the Houston Marine Insurance Seminar.

With the global climate expected to rise 4 degrees Celsius rather than the projected 2, adaptation and resiliency are mandatory for the survival of vulnerable populations, according to experts here.

A new study says rising workers compensation premiums are more closely associated with decreases in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and interest rates on U.S. Treasury bonds rather than higher claims payments, an assertion challenged by an industry association.

Accurate asbestos-related claim statistics are not always easy to obtain but an upcoming conference will discuss current figures and settlement strategies.

The NFPA released its annual report detailing national fire trends and the resultant fatalities and property losses.

Hamilton, Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. says it will sell its U.S. excess and surplus lines insurance business, Montpelier U.S. Insurance Company, to Selective Insurance Group.