The Council of Insurance Brokers of Greater New York said it will join the legal effort to defeat New York's compensation disclosure rule for agents and brokers.

Is the world headed for piles upon piles of garbage? Seen the movie Wall-E? Then you can picture the possibilities, Caroline McDonald writes in her blog. Weigh in and give your opinion at www.NoRiskZone.com.

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck in central Afghanistan Sunday, the United States Geological Survey reported.

In the second of a three-part video interview, Eileen Frank, president of J.P. West, explains how the insurance industry can improve its recruitment of the best, the brightest and most diverse work force. View it at www.property-casualty.com.

Securities lawsuit filings fell by 39 percent in the first quarter, according to a report by Advisen, which noted that several high-profile stockholder actions were dismissed as well.

It has not been a good month for Chinese product manufacturers, with a pair of court rulings going against companies based in China making drywall and toys.

Big auto insurers, who said in February they were reviewing Toyota auto accident claims for subrogation actions involving accelerator problems, have begun moving cases with the carmaker.

Publicly traded insurance brokers are expected to underperform stocks on the S&P 500 Index coming out of the recession, and Aon is rated the best of the bunch, according to an analyst's note from Citigroup.