Substantial price increases were reported for energy and U.S. peak zones. But outside the U.S., the market was generally described as flat. "Irrespective of what the 2006 hurricane season might bring,

"Operation Collateral Damage" crashed Northern California auto body shops this week. Undercover officers visited 69 Butte and Shasta County body shops to ask for estimates to repair a damaged car.

A lawyer for Maurice Greenberg, American International Group's ousted chairman and chief executive officer, said that the New York Attorney General's Office has agreed to drop "key claims" in the civ

A Washington, D.C.-based housing revitalization group and Seattle-headquartered insurer Safeco announced a new community building initiative today that will use volunteers in several cities to repair