With millions of newly insured patients expected to fill up the waiting rooms of doctors offices as healthcare reform is implemented, medical malpractice insurers have reason for concern about the laws impact on liability trends.

West Virginias highest court has ruled the term collapse as used in a homeowners insurance policy was ambiguous and meant something less than complete falling in of a kitchen floor.

The Federal Reserve Board recognizes there are critical differences between banks and insurance companies, Federal Reserve Board chairman-designate Janet Yellen told a Senate committee at her confirmation hearing.

A sinkhole swallowed parts of two houses on Florida's west coast on Thursday and seven nearby homes were evacuated as it continued to expand more than six hours after being discovered, a local official said.