Liam E. McGee, the chief executive of The Hartford says surgery to remove a tumor on his brain was successful and he is returning to work today.

The insurance industry faces an uphill battle in court as a recent poll found that the majority of people hold a bias against insurers and, as jurors, would be more likely to support an individual suing a carrier.

Claims from the devastating 2011 Joplin, Mo., tornado that wiped out more than 7,000 structures and took 161 lives are closing in on the $2 billion mark close to two years after the event.

Legislation aimed at streamlining repayment of funds to Medicare when the program pays claims later covered by private insurers has finally been enacted into law.