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"It is a very hot topic," said Steve Shappell, managing director of Aon Financial Service Group claim practice, Denver, Colo., referring to the insurability of settlements of securities lawsuits that

Days after settling an individual lawsuit brought by Mississippi Republican Sen. Trent Lott, State Farm was "disappointed" to learn that the state's attorney general plans to sue over a failed class

Trade groups failed to defend claims handling, carriers lagging on agency tech, Soto

Three of the industry's leading brokers were eager here to respond to lingering questions from risk managers about contingency fees, but getting answers wasn't as easy when it came to one common

Specifically, the American Insurance Association and the Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism, which drafted a joint negotiating approach, are proposing concessions that would lower the threshold

Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., who has assailed the insurance industry for its Hurricane Katrina claims handling, has ended his federal case against State Farm over damage from the storm, the company