Consumer group admits some regulators guilty of 'abuse' in suppressing rate

Businessowners policies for small accounts declined the most at 14 percent, as compared to an average 10 percent decline for all other types of small accounts--those under $25,000 in premium, Richard

Reinsurance prices should remain stable or even continue to fall next year--that is, unless another major catastrophe or the subprime mortgage crisis drains too much capital from the market, according

Whether or not the recent crisis at American International Group and the fear of a meltdown in the U.S. financial services system proves the need for Washington to regulate the insurance industry--or