Indemnity benefit duration of obese workers compensation claimants is over five times longer than non-obese claimants, a new study says.

Insurer Travelers Companies will pay $10.5 million in refunds and penalties for violations of California insurance law in 2006, the state's insurance department said on Monday.

Claims professionals performance as a whole is improving, and the greater focus on claims service in recent years comes just in time to address new and emerging risks that will challenge the insurance industry over the next decade, according to the chief executive of Willis Group Holdings.