Excess and surplus lines premiums in the U.S. were up for a second consecutive year in 2012, rising 10.8 percent...
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U.S. farmers have collected a record $17 billion in crop insurance payments on drought-hit 2012 crops but the system could...
Insurance software vendor Applied Systems said it has completed its acquisition of the property/casualty business of IVANS, which has been...
Markel Corp. said it has completed its acquisition of Alterra Capital Holdings Limited. The closing follows receipt of regulatory approvals...
Metal theft claims have risen 36 percent in the three years since January, 2010, according to an insurance research organization....
The first draft was as mind-numbing and complex as tax forms. Now the Obama administration is unveiling a simplified application...
Dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in ground turkey on U.S. grocery shelves across a variety of brands and stores...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an initiative to further protect temporary employees from...
Researchers at Florida State University have developed a new metric to measure seasonal Atlantic tropical cyclone activity that focuses on...
The recent bombing at the Boston Marathon serves as a reminder that mass violence remains a critical threat for organizations,...