E&S/Specialty

Its official. 2011 was one of the best claims years for the aviation-insurance market, and that translates into soft-market conditions continuing into 2012, according to a report released by Aon Risk Solutions.

The earthquake that shook the mid-Atlantic region seven months ago is taking an expensive toll on houses of worship that went without earthquake insurance.

Property and casualty insurance company mergers and acquisitions activity increased in 2011 by 28 percent over the previous year, according to a report released by Conning Research & Consulting.

A U.S. district-court judge has awarded a group of insurers $9.35 billion after entering a final judgment against Hezbollah in a lawsuit over the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The 2011 floods in Thailand were the most expensive flooding on Swiss Re sigma records, but a study of exposures in emerging markets around the world shows that other countries may represent even greater flood risks.

The 2011 floods in Thailand were the most expensive flooding on Swiss Re sigma records, but a study of exposures in emerging markets around the world shows that other countries may represent even greater flood risks.