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Executives at four top insurers see improvement in areas such as housing starts, discretionary spending and gross domestic product, but they predict a slow recovery and extended soft insurance market.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Turkey's eastern province of Elazig has killed 51 people, but the insured losses should be light, a catastrophe modeling firm reported.

President Obama hopes to get his health care reform bill through the House by March 18, his advisers said yesterday.

Chile earthquake losses sustained by that nation's insurers and reinsurers should be manageable, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America have awarded Ronald Tubertini the Woodworth Memorial Award, their highest member honor.

President Obama renewed his attack on health insurers today as he sought to give political cover to House Democrats as they prepared for a tough vote on new health care reform legislation.