E&S/Specialty

With two cornerstones of their market's operational framework under attack--niche underwriting and wholesale distribution--E&S lines brokers and insurers are finding it tougher just to stay even, let alone gain any ground.

Businesses emitting greenhouse gases that cause global warming face imminent liability problems, and they should secure insurance coverage to protect themselves, a legal expert is warning.

Did the availability of directors and officers liability insurance products contribute to the credit crisis fueled by investment firms that securitized subprime mortgages and other debt obligations?

A federal jury in Manhattan, after an 11-week trial, found Exxon Mobil liable for a $105 million in damages for contaminating part of the New York City well water supply.

One of the few growth areas of the economy is the elder care industry.

If an underwriter stopped by the office a few years ago and proposed that drywall leads to significant pollution liabilities, you probably would have laughed.

A federal report on Chinese drywall found the building material contains higher concentrations of bothersome chemicals, but said these would not cause the health issues or physical degradation of property that have been seen.

The depth of reductions in U.S. property and casualty insurance rates, which had been slowing over the course of 2009, accelerated again last month, MarketScout reported.