"Owner give-ups" is a phrase claim adjusters and investigators have been familiar with for years.

The April composite rate for property-casualty coverages was down 7 percent, unchanged from the previous month, according to Dallas-based MarketScout, an online insurance exchange.

WASHINGTON--Congress may act quickly on legislation creating stronger resolution authority oversight for troubled financial institutions deemed "too big to fail."

New York Gov. David A. Paterson said today he will seek legislation making permanent the law setting requirements for the mental health care that must be provided by group or school health insurers.