Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings said The Willis Foundation, a nonprofit corporation affiliated with the firm, is kicking off a $1 million charity drive with a relay race in Chicago.

Unitrin Direct Auto and Home Insurance and Optical Image Technology will be featured presenters for the free one-hour Tech Decisions Web seminar.

Bermuda, preparing for the worst, lucked out when Hurricane Igor's wallop was not as strong as anticipated.

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said he will not approve Allstate's proposed 44 percent average statewide homeowners rate increase without a court order.