A great deal of attention is being paid to big data, as much of the unstructured data insurers compile is being called these days. Such data, amassed through tools such as telematics and social media, threatens to swamp companies thatdont have the infrastructure in place to handle it and the...

Japan's lower house is set to pass a special bill on Friday to allow it to provide insurance for continuing Iranian crude imports, making it the first country to attempt to initiate sovereign cover once EU sanctions on Iran are expected to start in July, the Yomiuri newspaper said on...

A Manhattan federal judge has ordered an insurer to keep advancing legal fees of a hedge fund implicated in a criminal insider trading probe, saying the insurer was not excused because a fund analyst knew there might be a fraud when the policy was taken out.

Auto-insurer Progressive Corp. says May net income fell 41 percent on a drop in total comprehensive income.