E&S/Specialty

The specialty business unit of global broker Willis Group Holdings says it now has an insurance solution for dairy operations.

High-net-worth individuals typically insure possessions with a mass market insurer and dont know they are underinsured until it is too late.

High-net-worth individuals typically insure possessions with a mass market insurer and dont know they are underinsured until it is too late.

After a long battle with cancer, John "Jack" Byrne, the man billionaire Warren Buffett dubbed the Babe Ruth of insurance, died at his home in Etna, N.H. on March 7. He was 80 years old.

Insurers across all sectors are acknowledging the impacts of climate change on their business, but they are failing to engage in discussions about how to stay ahead of the potential threats, a new preparedness study says.

Commercial-insurance rates climbed by almost 7 percent in Q4 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, a recent survey shows, although the upward-rate acceleration seen since the start of 2011 appears to have slowed.