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Public-health officials and insurers are trying to figure out how to handle the deadly virus.

Commercial property rates are up significantly during this renewal season, after an unusually rough year.

A federal judge has ruled that Alabama and Louisiana can pursue punitive damages against BP and other companies involved in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 people and spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

A severe weather front that ripped through the Southeast, killing at least six people and injuring plenty of others, marked the beginning of a fall storm season that's likely to bring more trouble to a region that has barely recovered from an unusually deadly string of spring tornadoes.

The ordinary rate of cancer is so high, and our understanding of the effects of radiation exposure is so limited, that any increase in cases from the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster may be undetectable, say experts.

A year and a half after the lethal blowout of the Macondo well, the federal government has given BP approval to dig a deeper well in the Gulf of Mexico.

Social workers Mark Lindquist nearly gave his life trying to save developmentally disabled adults from the Joplin tornado. When he was originally denied workers compensation, it caused an uproar.

A former mine security chief was found guilty of lying and destroying thousands of documents following an explosion that killed 29 men in 2010.

A Japanese government panel says it will take decades to close the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant although they say the site is relatively stable.

Net written premium volumes increase in commercial and personal lines segments as rates harden slightly.

The Fall Classic has its own unique set of risks. In the 2008 series, rain paused a game in the sixth inning. In 1989, an earthquake caused a 10-day delay.

Net income plunges as insured losses surge due to tornadoes, floods and hurricanes.

The Reno air race losses could shatter the event's insurance limits and possibly result in its cancellation.

RMS' new Version 11.0 catastrophe model has been the talk of the modeling world this year. And what a year to release a new catastrophe model ... what with catastrophe losses in the first six months being the most expensive in the history of the industry. What better time, then, to offer two different opinions about the RMS 11 model.

In spite of intense review, acceptance and adoption of the RMS 11.0 model has been progressing steadily.

In case you missed it, this week's R&I One®, features: Sports travel risk highlighted by Russian hockey team plane crash; Drillers try to understand coverage for natural gas fracking; Reinsurers at Monte Carlo gathering talked about higher rates; BP's poor decisions blamed for oil spill; Rogue trader exposes risk management failures; and more.

In case you missed it, this week's R&I One®, features: Soft talk on hard prices in Monte Carlo; is risk rising along with tuition prices?; space junk causing atmospheric risk; budget cuts making it tough on public schools; Lloyd's sues Saudi Arabia; Northeast undone by massive flooding; and more.

In case you missed it, this week's R&I One®, features: Remembering 9/11; bird flu takes off; U.S. nuclear operators told to reassess quake risks; the God clause and the reinsurance industry; a broker agency reality check; why insurers are watching the YouTube copyright infringement case; and more.

Monte Carlo participants look back at the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy, a moment when reinsurance took a back seat to fear for colleagues.

Tohoku quake, risk model change will weigh heavily in Monte Carlo discussions, but will they cause prices to spike?