Financial services company Lincoln National Corp. on Tuesday erased some the steep decline in its shares from Monday after it said it would be able to pay off $500 million in debt soon. Lincoln, whose shares dropped 38 percent Monday, saw ... [full story]

Although experts say the industry should see a leveling out of combined ratio increases by mid to late 2009, the sting of what occurred in 2008 is being felt industry-wide. The 10-point increase in the property/casualty industry’s combined ratio for ... [full story]