The storm is not expected to intensify significantly until it enters the Gulf of Mexico, where it is expected to possibly become a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale with sustained winds of

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said in a statement that he has received the latest rate filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for rates that would become effective n

The counterparty credit ratings for Old Republic International Corp. (ORI), PMI Group and Radian Group Inc. were lowered respectively to "A-minus" from "A"; to "triple-B-minus" from "triple-B-plus"; a

SCOR reported net income rose EUR44 million (U.S. $65 million at the current exchange rate) to EUR225 million ($331 million). The results were on gross written premium of EUR2.75 billion ($4.04 billion) an

New York-based Tower Group Inc., which is acquiring CastlePoint Holdings Ltd. in Bermuda, said today that a CastlePoint subsidiary will acquire White Plains, N.Y.-based Hermitage Insurance for $135 m

The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. said they will hold their sixth-annual Hudson Valley Regional Awareness Program Oct. 23 in Tarrytown, N.Y.The ...

The announcement of the new attraction came from Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings, its U.S. affiliate WeatherPredict Consulting Inc., and partners the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes Inc. (FLASH),

New York officials said workers' compensation system reforms will reduce insurance rates for a second year with the cost declining by about 5 percent for 2009, following a 20.5 percent decrease for 2