Tropical Storm Ida's impact on energy company operations in the Gulf of Mexico should be light, catastrophe modeling firms said as U.S. coastal states braced for the impact.

After years of robust M&A insurance activity, the number of deals completed in 2009 will probably cause this year's deal totals to be the lowest in several years.

Sales of directors and officers liability insurance are growing rapidly in Europe as shareholder suits increase, a consulting firm is reporting.

The Mutual Service Office Inc. has created a business owners programs that has been approved in Maine, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.