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Lloyd's of London is in the market for a new U.S. leader with the exit this summer of LoriAnn Lowery as president of Lloyd's North America, the National Underwriter has learned.

Language in a $30 million Lloyd's policy does not exempt the insurer from lost revenue claims from Taco Bell restaurant owners after a 2006 E. coli outbreak, a New Jersey Court has ruled.

Our country's economic woes may have given baby boomers less money to spend on plastic surgery, but they are still seeking the fountain of youth--just a cheaper version.

Combine a generous amount of alcohol with exotic entertainment, shake it up and what do you get--at least as far as the insurance industry is concerned?

As employers and their insurers grapple with increased numbers of employment practices liability claims in a recessionary economy, they are also facing emerging exposures associated with a changed political landscape.

Soft market conditions persist for insurers writing service industry risks, thanks in part to the lousy economy, according to experts in the field.