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Some of the figures selected for NUs Top 25 Living Legends of Insurance are known for being outspoken leaders in the field. Here are the Top 10 statements by some of these industry giants while speaking with us for this popular feature.

The largest city to file for bankruptcy protection in the United States will not spell doom for municipal-bond insurers, and only a dramatic rash of municipal failures would do serious damage to that industry segment, an economist says.

Global non-life insurance premiums grew 1.9 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, driven by strong economic expansion in emerging markets and rate increases in advanced markets, according to Swiss Re.

A wildfire raging near some of Colorado's most popular tourist sites grew suddenly more ferocious on Tuesday, forcing 32,000 people from their homes, prompting evacuations from the U.S. Air Force Academy and swallowing numerous houses at the edge of Colorado Springs.

Old Republic International played down the possibility of a liquidity crisis and said it was unlikely regulators would seize its money-losing mortgage insurance business, after the company abandoned plans to spin off the unit.

Old Republic International played down the possibility of a liquidity crisis and said it was unlikely regulators would seize its money-losing mortgage insurance business, after the company abandoned plans to spin off the unit.