An insurance analyst from Bear Stearns has tripled his prior estimate of potential losses to liability insurers stemming from the credit crisis--raising a $3 billion guess he published in September to

Alternative dispute resolution offers insurers and policyholders a quick, cost-effective alternative to litigation. Both mediation and arbitration are private and set no precedents. Yet despite these

Whether it is the local art show down the street, or the grand stage of the recent Super Bowl XLII in Phoenix, pulling off a special event takes careful planning and involves a multitude of unknowns.

Congress can enact legislation this year reforming regulation of the surplus lines and reinsurance industries, but support is lacking for creation of a federal backstop for state catastrophe funds, a