Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said the insurer financial strength rating and long-term counterparty credit rating for United Kingdom-based Hiscox Insurance Co. Ltd. has been raised to "A" from "A

AIG has been selling off assets to pay off $150 billion in taxpayer supported loans that it secured to keep the company liquid after massive losses sustained by the conglomerate's Financial Products b

The specialty insurance holding company said the action was part of an initiative to expand and strengthen its professional liability division and that Ms. Gregorio would be joined by an underwriting

In the latest defeat for a government attempting to use public nuisance law against a lead paint manufacturer, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled last week that the statute does not apply in a case broug

In August Chicago-based Aon Corp. said the acquisition of the London-based reinsurance broker, for ?3.50 a share plus the assumption of ?91 million of the firm's debt, was expected to cost Aon $1.75 b

WASHINGTON--Congressional approval of federal regulation for insurance appears unlikely for 2009, and an optional federal charter may never be created, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. i

Some of the most influential players in the business gathered in New York to assess the outlook for the insurance markets, federal regulation, catastrophe coverage and even how the new Obama

To recognize independent, multi-line agencies making the most innovative use of technology, National Underwriter--in partnership with the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum--invites nominations and