Study says Europe already factors in global warming. When it comes to assessing the cost of global warming, U.S. insurance companies are playing catch-up with their European counterparts, according to a study released Tuesday by insurer Allianz Group and the World ... [full story]

With his campaign grasping for traction as the Nov. 7 election nears, Democrat Jim Davis is saddling his gubernatorial aspirations to the single biggest issue moving voters this year: sky-high property-insurance hikes. Davis, the Tampa congressman, issued an election-year pledge Tuesday ... [full story]

More than 2,000 Tributes Honor Caregivers from across the United States BLOOMINGTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, State Farm® and the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation (LGMF) presented the State Farm Memory Wall Tour in Bloomington, Illinois, completing the nationwide 12-city Memory Wall Tour ... [full story]

Foundation Tackles Growing Insurance Problem of Capping Transplant Coverage; Forcing Many Families to Choose Between Life With Significant Financial Debt or Even Death DALLAS, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Dallas entrepreneur and author Sandy Halliburton is bringing national attention to Idiopathic ... [full story]

GETTING READY FOR CLINTON - When former President Bill Clinton takes to the streets of Bristol around noon today to campaign for congressional candidate Patrick Murphy, he'd be hard-pressed to find friendlier political confines in Bucks County than the riverfront ... [full story]

Named Top Systems Integrator in Greater Southeast District SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--INS, a leading global provider of business-driven information technology consulting and software solutions, announced today that is has been named by Microsoft as its 2006 Partner of the Year for ... [full story]

Tribune exclusive: Blagojevich and Topinka visit our editorial board for what is likely to be the final one-on-one meeting of their campaigns Rivals bicker over health care, education, ethics Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Republican rival Judy Baar Topinka argued Tuesday over ... [full story]

LONDON (AFX) - London City Airport has confirmed that it has been bought by a consortium led by US insurance giant American International Group for an undisclosed fee. The consortium, which also involves Credit Suisse Group and GE Infrastructure joint ... [full story]