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Looking back on the storm that confounded expectations -- and was devastating all the same.

Rather than compete with each other, two veteran media liability consultants join forces.

Risk managers should look for service interruption coverage as part of their insurance plans.

The collapse of outdoor stages could lead some underwriters to head for the exits.

Even in the red, the National Flood Insurance Program deserves a long-term fix.

The private market can, will and should take on more of the role of underwriting flood risk.

The Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund is in trouble, but that's not news. What is news is that it is now slated to be insolvent by 2016, two years earlier than experts last year thought it would go into the red.

In an effort to help employees better understand their benefit options -- and make them partners in the effort to control costs -- some companies are making serious changes to their benefits-communication strategies.

Some towns and cities are facing gigantic deductibles or double-digit premium increases, forcing them to look for more underwriters to participate in coverage.

As dozens of coal-fired plants close, opponents who once pointed to the air-borne risks of burning coal are now shifting their focus to what these plants might have put in the ground.

Industry trade groups and member organizations are investing more resources in expanding their channels of insurance education.

Big brokers report gains in net earnings; Aon's falls.

Kansas City, Mo.-based brokerage Lockton announced in April the formation of Lockton Global, a partnership formalizing relations between it and 30 international brokerage companies.

Everyone benefits when employers shift more costs and responsibility for their health to employees.

Employers, thanks to their group negotiating power, are in the best position to fight for the best price.