Profitability trumps growth, right? Indeed, after declining for six straight years, average property and casualty rates have been on the rise since late…

Since 1981, 42 U.S. cities and towns have filed for bankruptcy, and the pace has picked up. Here is a look at six cities on the edge of a fiscal cliff.

A report from Moodys says there are significant barriers to entry in the crop-insurance market, and cuts in government subsidies could mean even more consolidation in the future.

Missouri regulators will require the states farm-mutual companies to purchase reinsurance to protect their maximum annual loss of surplus for property risks, a response to the 2011 Joplin tornado that put one insurer in distress.