Six insurers could be on the hook for a total of $100 million under the latest court ruling in a 15-year legal battle between California and its liability carriers over a claim for toxic waste

The idea of resurrecting the New York Insurance Exchange, floated last year by the New York Insurance Department and New York Gov. David Paterson, has not been sunk by the financial meltdown and

In a January report on the airline insurance market, Chicago-based Aon reported that lead hull and liability premiums rose 5 percent during the month of December with almost all end-of-year renewals

The direct insured losses resulting from financier Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme are predicted to be between $760 million and $3.8 billion, with the best estimate of $1.8 billion. The maximum potential exposed insurance limits are