California wildfires that wiped out over 1,000 residences and structures were well under control today with the majority of the fires contained by firefighters, the California Department of Forestry a

Last year's increase was attributed to a rise in personal injury cases mostly from automobile accidents--the first increase since 1999. The auto property damage frequency index, based on insurance indu

A business risk survey by a women's executive group and an insurer has found 58 percent of women business owners anticipate their organizations' revenues will grow in 2009, and 44 percent do not expec

Fitch Ratings' said new Federal Reserve Bank support for American International Group and action by the insurer led it to affirm ratings of AIG subsidiaries United Guaranty Corp (UGC), United Guaranty

Zurich said the changes are in anticipation of the planned retirement of Patrick O'Sullivan in the spring of 2009 who, in his current role as vice chairman of the Group Management Board and chief grow

The department said that based on concerns about the current financial turmoil, it will begin reviewing the processes insurance companies use to evaluate how changing economic conditions affect their

Los Angeles-based Farmers Group, Inc. announced that Chief Executive Officer Paul Hopkins has been promoted to post of chairman and Bob Woudstra, currently president and chief operating officer will b

Rockhill Insurance writes approximately $135 million in specialty property-casualty direct written premium through company subsidiaries, Rockhill Insurance Co.; Plaza Insurance Co.; American Compensat