Florida legislation approved over the weekend to cut property insurance costs could mean policyholders and taxpayers will bear a financial burden if a major hurricane hits this year, according to indu

The Horton Group, headquartered in Orland Park, Ill., was recently named a partner firm of Columbus, Ohio-based Assurex Global, a privately held insurance, risk management and employee benefits broker

In a bi-partisan move, Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer released a consultant's report they commissioned that finds an optional federal charter for insurers shoul

Fulbright found the average litigation expenditure for the 311 U.S. companies participating in its study was $12 million. The report said the figure did not include ultimate case settlement or judgmen

Aon Global, the new entity, will consist of the company's former Global Large Corporate business unit, Captives Services Group, International Risk Management Group, Risk Consulting and Risk Engineerin

"The 2007 hurricane season is rapidly approaching, and we want to arm these homeowners as quickly as possible with the information they need to protect their homes against the devastating effects of h

Patrick Thiele, PartnerRe president and chief executive officer said, "Overall, we found the market to be orderly at January 1. A significant amount of business--almost 10 percent of our renewable pr

Capgemini's report exploring the relationship between consumers and carriers surveyed 10,000 customers, 350 carriers and 50 insurance executives throughout the world. It found there is significant dis