A handful of threats hang over the collective heads of Americans trying to recover from the recession

In insurance, we plan for and anticipate certain risks, but life and circumstances dictate what really happens. Often our best bet in avoiding pitfalls is thoroughly analyzing insureds' potential risks to ensure appropriate coverage.

American International Group Inc. said the sale of one foreign insurer and the initial public offering of a second have raised enough money to repay a line of credit it has with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Nationwide said its former general chairman and chief executive officer Dean W. Jeffers has died at the age 94.

The Target Markets Program Administrators Association is soliciting program administrators for its Target Markets Insurance Company, a protected cell captive alternative risk option for program administrator errors and omissions risk.

The independent agent brand Trusted Choice grew its carrier membership by two with the addition of The Foremost Insurance Group and Union Mutual of Vermont.

Aon Corp. reported third quarter net income increased 20 percent over the previous year with the the help of acquisitions.

The current soft market in the commercial insurance markets is unsustainable in the long-term, but hardening of insurance prices will only be seen when insurers and reinsurers start to significantly eat into capital reserves.