Editor In Chief Sam Friedman came away from NU's annual P&C Executive Conference impressed by the feistiness of many of the top players speaking, compared to last year's far more introspective and downbeat lot.

Floods that hit the United Kingdom last week could cost insurers up to $165 million, the Association of British Insurers estimated.

The latest government study on Chinese drywall has revealed a "strong association" between the drywall and corrosion in homes that may physically irritate their inhabitants.

A group pushing for natural disaster policy reform said it is urging swift House passage of legislation providing incentives for states to develop pre-mitigation programs for catastrophic weather events.