Proposed changes to the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) by the United States Department of Agriculture could induce challenging market conditions for the 16 private reinsurers participating in the Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) program, a new report from Chicago-based Aon Benfield ... [full story]

Drivers would have to keep their thumbs off their mobile devices, under a bill to be taken up by the state Senate Tuesday. If passed, the texting while driving ban, part of an effort by lawmakers to crack down on inattentive ... [full story]

If you've been feeling more shaking this year, it's not your imagination. The number of earthquakes greater than magnitude 4.0 in Southern California and Baja California has increased significantly in 2010. There have been 70 such quakes so far ... [full story]