The Obama administration plans to step up its criticism Thursday of health insurers' recent efforts to raise their rates -- an attempt to harness public aggravation with the industry and rebuild momentum for broad changes to the ... [full story]

Differences between the sexes are becoming less noticeable when it comes to teenage driving. In what seems like a role reversal, girls are expressing a new need for speed, while aggressive driving and speeding by boys is down. According to Allstate Foundation's ... [full story]

Japan’s retail property market is “attractive” and will yield at least 8 percent annually, according to Challenger Life Co., a subsidiary of Australia’s Challenger Financial Services Group. The life insurance unit of ... [full story]

The property and casualty insurance industry continued to edge out life and health insurers in a customer satisfaction survey, but overall satisfaction with p&c dropped slightly, according to a national survey. The American Customer Satisfaction Index, a quarterly index produced by ... [full story]

The Toyota Motor Corp. recall uproar is spurring a reevaluation of the way new automotive technology should be designed—and how much consumers should know about how it works. Features such as electronic throttle controls, computer-controlled braking, push-button "keyless" ignition systems, ... [full story]

The state’s highest court yesterday upheld the Massachusetts Division of Insurance’s decision to temporarily exempt auto insurance companies that are new to the Bay State from having to cover high-risk motorists. The Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling was the result of a ... [full story]