As more and more people discover the joys of life with a canine, there are bound to be problems, because of wide-ranging philosophies of dealing with dogs. This is Part I, "the incident." Read about it at www.NoRiskZone.com .

The Professional Insurance Wholesalers Association of New York State Inc. said Lucas Snyder was elected president of the association at its recent meeting in Pearl River, N.Y.

Eighty percent of the Philippines capital city of Manila was left underwater after the storm Ketsana, now a typhoon, struck over the weekend, catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions said.

Property and casualty insurance industry first-half net income fell 59.3 percent, reflecting weakness in the economy and losses in investment income, according to an industry report.

ACE announced a new operating structure for the United Kingdom and Ireland with creation of two distinct business segments and a new senior regional management structure.

Progressive's Pay As You Drive (PAYD) auto insurance product, called MyRate, has been approved in Nevada, the 16th state to approve the product.

Many European firms are unaware that under the European Union Environmental Liability Directive they face giant cleanup costs for environmental pollution incidents, Aon brokerage is cautioning businesses.

The New York Insurance Department has finally been accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners after operating for nearly two decades without NAIC's official seal of approval.