However, the industry's profitability, premium growth and underwriting ratios all preformed better than the long-term historical average, and policyholders' surplus reached record levels.

The proposed revisions would add certain captive insurers and special purpose vehicles into the accreditation program.

A pipeline the oil market had all but forgotten resurfaced like a painful memory last week, spilling 500 barrels of heavy oil into the Pacific Ocean.

U.S. workers compensation insurers posted their first underwriting profit since 2006, helping the industry counter lower yields on bond portfolios.

Move over shale. The sun is now the fastest growing source of U.S. electricity.

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Filing taxes is never a worry-free task, but for some taxpayers, the 2014 tax season just got a little more stressful.