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Stepped-up inspections at some meat and poultry plants are set to begin in April, according to an Agriculture Department official... Read More

You’re at the track and the pony you bet on came up a winner. Your homework paid off—you knew the... Read More

Enacted catastrophe-related laws increased dramatically in the states last year, according to the annual survey of state insurance laws prepared... Read More

The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) is filing two new equipment breakdown coverage options for use with its revised... Read More

From describing their practices to offering legal advice over the Internet, e-lawyering has created new ethical and legal risks, according... Read More

Yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 decision throwing out $79.5 million in punitive damages, a victory for cigarette maker Philip Morris,... Read More

Despite a surge in lawsuits alleging options backdating, shareholder class action filings were down dramatically in 2006, even as settlements... Read More

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matthew Denn has conditionally approved a management buyout of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group’s U.S. operations,... Read More

Patients and health insurance providers could save at least $71 billion over 10 years if there were a regulatory mechanism... Read More

An Italian insurance company’s agreement to extend by 17 months the deadline to accept new claims from Holocaust victims and... Read More