Ambac Assurance’s segregated account will not begin to make claims payments beginning in May because regulatory officials are not comfortable with the company’s ability to pay claims, officials say.

I regularly speak to all of the leading insurance technology analysts in the market. Even with all that communication, I couldn’t possibly tell you which one is the best. But someone else took a shot at rating them.

Munich Re says it expects its first quarter natural disaster catastrophe claims loss to total $3.9 billion.

Photographs illustrate the damage that occurred when a tornado roared through the St. Louis area Friday night, striking the city's airport and several nearby suburbs that were densely populated.