W.R. Berkley Corp. reported a 2% increase in profit, to $165.2 million on Tuesday.... Read Article

Driven by climate change, powerful weather-related events are wreaking havoc across the country – and leaving huge expenses in their wake. See how pinpointing the scope of these threats gives you more control. ... Read Article

Aon PLC on Tuesday said it has appointed Michael Moran, previously CEO of its Aon Inpoint unit, to a new role scaling best practices across the firm.... Read Article

A federal district court has refused to reconsider its ruling that a Markel Corp. unit has a duty to defend a telecommunications company and one of its officers in connection with a cell tower worker’s death.... Read Article

Reinsurance rates will likely increase at Jan. 1, 2020, renewals as primary and retrocessional prices also rise, a panel of experts says.... Read Article

A man who was injured in an explosion at a building materials and equipment company and suffered a multitude of injuries including post-traumatic stress disorder can sue those who handled his workers compensation claim on allegations they ignored his mental injury,... Read Article

Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis will generate between $8 billion and $16 billion in insured losses, with more with than half of the losses due to inland flooding, catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide said Tuesday.... Read Article

Joshua Gagnier visited the Safeway grocery store in Portland, Oregon, on Friday to pick up a $3.33 bottle of Quail Oak Rose wine. When he looked at his receipt, something didn’t make sense. And so the cork was popped on a class-action lawsuit against a municipali... Read Article

The total number of injured workers receiving not-recommended drugs decreased by 67% in Texas’ workers compensation system, according to a report on the effect of the state’s 8-year-old drug formulary that aimed to rein in drugs such as opioids. ... Read Article

(Reuters) — Exxon Mobil Corp. on Tuesday will face trial in a lawsuit by New York's attorney general accusing it of misleading investors about the risks of climate change regulations to its business.... Read Article