Insurers who believe in American-style capitalism have to rally behind the free market to head off a government overreaction in regulating the economy in general....

A top executive of Chartis, the rebranded property and casualty carrier of American International Group, says any lingering accusations by competitors about alleged underpricing to counteract AIG’s damaged reputation are bogus and simply sour grapes....

A day after announcing the acquisition of Texas independent agency Insurance Alliance, the head of Marsh & McLennan Companies said the firm could announce the purchase of several additional agencies by year’s end....

The House health care reform bill is a “trial lawyer’s dream” that could have some degree of a “spillover effect” on the property and casualty industry, according to Insurance Information Institute President Robert P. Hartwig....

Health care reform legislation unveiled by the Senate Democratic leadership last week includes a “public plan” that states could reject....

A lack of regulation is contributing to a crisis that will ultimately spill over into the directors and officer liability world—global warming, predicts a leading plaintiff attorney....

Did the availability of directors and officers liability insurance products contribute to the credit crisis fueled by investment firms that securitized subprime mortgages and other debt obligations?...

A federal report on Chinese drywall found the building material contains higher concentrations of bothersome chemicals, but said these would not cause the health issues or physical degradation of property that have been seen....

If an underwriter stopped by the office a few years ago and proposed that drywall leads to significant pollution liabilities, you probably would have laughed....

Businesses emitting greenhouse gases that cause global warming face imminent liability problems, and they should secure insurance coverage to protect themselves, a legal expert is warning....

A federal jury in Manhattan, after an 11-week trial, found Exxon Mobil liable for a $105 million in damages for contaminating part of the New York City well water supply....

One of the few growth areas of the economy is the elder care industry. ...