A recent publication from risk management and insurance intermediary Willis Group Holdings said securities class action filings in the United States between 2007 and 2009 were about 60 percent higher than in 2006.

A working group of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners will review a consumer representative's controversial assertion that insurers do not offer enough

The Travelers Companies said its 2010 third quarter net income is up 7 percent to about $1 billion.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.