Seven of 74 car models examined earned superior ratings for front crash prevention systems, according to a recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety test of technologies designed to help drivers avoid front-to-rear collisions. See which vehicles made the cut.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group says Nick Metcalf has been named president and group managing director of Liberty Specialty Markets, a new operation.

The damage from two storms that caused major flooding and heavy rain across much of Mexico could top $5.76 billion, the highest ever cost from a natural disaster in the country, Mexico's insurers' association said.

The Mississippi Insurance Department has asked a federal court in Gulfport, Miss. for an injunction to delay flood insurance rate hikes scheduled to go into effect Oct. 1.