Profitability in the private U.S. property and casualty market rose sharply in the third quarter, and I.I.I. President Robert Hartwig says the industry on a firm trajectory for what will assuredly be its best year in the post-crisis era.

The Federal District Court in Gulfport may consider staying aspects of the planned National Flood Insurance Program rate hikes imposed by a 2012 law until the litigation is resolved or affordability studies are concluded, a senior research attorney at the University of Mississippi concluded in a new paper.

Shares of Ambac Financial Group Inc could be poised for steep gains in the coming years if the bond insurer continues to shrink its portfolio of obligations, business weekly Barron's wrote on Sunday.

The technical glitches that have plagued the launch of the new federal health insurance exchange provide a cautionary tale for carriers thinking of selling small-business coverage direct to consumers over the web.