Independent insurance agents and healthcare agents say they will continue to pursue their goal of a medical loss ratio exemption despite a recent rejection of their request by the Department of Health and Human Services

Recognizing the need for insurance-risk transfer in Caribbean states vulnerable to climate change, Munich Re says it has received permission to launch a program that provides insurance to workers and farmers most likely to suffer from hurricanes and floods in the region.

After the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, major companies are beginning to examine risk-management strategies for their supply chains in China, as that country is exposed to many of the same natural-catastrophe risks as Japan and is a larger supply-chain hub for many companies, according to a new...

China's share of the world insurance market has quadrupled in the last 10 years and is set for further growth, helped by a strong economy and better regulation, reinsurance broker Aon Benfield said.