After allegedly stabbing himself to collect disability benefits, a former N.Y. police officer will deal with the harm he inflicted on himself for years to come.

Power companies and their insurers face an emerging threat, according to William F. Stewart, a coverage attorney. A climate nuisance liability case to be heard by the Supreme Court in April may be the environmental case of the decade, he says in an article that details the implications of Conn....

As demonstrated by the case of Lilly Ledbetter, which spawned the Fair Pay Restoration Act of 2009, what appears a non-issue today might not be tomorrow, which makes the purchase of employment practices insurance vital for small and midsize businesses, according to Burns & Wilcox Manager Dick Weaver.

As demonstrated by the case of Lilly Ledbetter, which spawned the Fair Pay Restoration Act of 2009, what appears a non-issue today might not be tomorrow, which makes the purchase of employment practices insurance vital for small and midsize businesses, according to Burns & Wilcox Manager Dick Weaver.

You see varying degrees of success. A lot of them do feel like they are on their own. There is a great desire among agents to help support their customers.

Michael McRaith, the Illinois insurance director who will become the first head of the Federal Insurance Office, has told his staff that he will continue at his present job “through at least the end of May.”

A new wave of capital into the market, similar to what happened after Hurricane Katrina, is unlikely to occur after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan, as post-Katrina investment returns have not had the desired results, according to analyst firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

An agents group in Pennsylvania is hoping the state Legislature will pass a tort reform measure that it said would make the state a friendlier place to do business.