Corporate America and trial lawyers are anxiously awaiting a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, which has agreed to hear an appeal in a discrimination lawsuit case involving thousands of women seeking class-action status against Wal-Mart. ...

Property and casualty carrier employment decreased by 0.2 percent in October compared to September, dropping to the lowest employment level in the last 20 years, according to an I.I.I. analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data....

The latest surveys of rate changes for the group medical and the property and casualty insurance markets reveal a tale of two very different markets—with medical rates continuing to climb and p&c prices still falling....

Representatives of several foreign and domestic insurance and reinsurance trade groups are suggesting that one means of reforming the National Flood Insurance Program is to privatize all or part of it....

American International Group Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the U.S. Treasury department have officially signed a deal to repay the government for sustaining the massive company....

Since the 1970 enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, workplace injuries are sharply down, but compliance remains spotty and easily preventable deaths continue, according to a report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute....

In March, shortly after passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, American Agent & Broker spoke with Adam Bruckman, president and chief executive officer of Digital Insurance Inc....

According to the 2010 U.S. Wind Industry Monitor, significant growth in the use of wind turbines in the United States is projected over the next several years. ...

Employers are working overtime to sort through the details of the new health care reform legislation and its effect on their benefits programs. ...

So much is going on in the world of sustainable construction, green construction products, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and other green initiatives—and all these activities appear to be moving fast....