When it comes to the legal profession, there are two known facts: claims against lawyers tend to increase in an...
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U.S. property insurers like Travelers Cos. Inc. and Chubb Corp. were expecting a relatively mild fourth quarter for catastrophe losses,...
Soft market conditions with unabated price competition and a slow economy with reduced payrolls continued to affect commercial liens including...
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to pass a bill next week to repeal President Barack Obama’s overhaul...
Insurance services company Fortegra Financial Corp. has acquired Auto Knight Motor Club Inc., a Palm Springs, Calif., company that provides...
The U.S. coal industry had its deadliest year in nearly two decades in 2010, with much of the death toll...
The U.S. property/casualty industry generated improved operating results in the third quarter despite competitive market conditions, elevated catastrophe losses, the...
OneBeacon Insurance Group has introduced OneBeacon Entertainment as the trade name for its entertainment, sports and leisure business. OneBeacon Entertainment...
Seven automobile insurance firms have followed Allstate Insurance Co. in suing Toyota Motor Corp. to recover money they paid in...

As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP’s financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No...