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The pace at which investors bringing U.S. securities fraud cases are actually recovering money in settlements has fallen to the lowest since laws governing class-action litigation were overhauled in the mid-1990s.

Medical Malpractice insurers are struggling against a dwindling client base, a soft market, burgeoning jury awards and new federal health-care regulations as they try to retain current business and attract new clients.

Following the heavy catastrophe year of 2011, it is not surprising that the levels of second-quarter catastrophe losses taken by insurers look to be much less despite what has been called the third-costliest spring thunderstorm season in U.S. history.

Insurers are considering riskier investment strategies to boost disappointing returns, a survey notes, but analysts contend that regulators might have objections depending on the carrier in question.

Fitch Ratings says net losses to private crop insurers will likely be an earnings event rather than a capital event.

Fitch Ratings says net losses to private crop insurers will likely be an earnings event rather than a capital event.