So much recent attention has been focused on distracted driving that even Oprah Winfrey has gotten in on the act. Despite state and federal laws banning the use of hand-held communication devices while driving, risk and fleet managers are ... [full story]

As Americans become more enmeshed in social media sites, it opens up new avenues of risk and challenges for risk managers. One such risk is engendered by the anonymity people enjoy online. A survey of 1,040 Americans sponsored by ... [full story]

Several insurers and reinsurers are exposed to claims from the loss of the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig. ACE Ltd., AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and Lancashire Holdings Ltd. are believed to have “very significant exposures on a direct basis,” ... [full story]

WASHINGTON—Property/casualty insurers remain concerned that financial services regulatory reform could force some insurers to bail out other financial institutions even though insurers already pay for their counterparts' insolvencies through state guaranty funds. The U.S. Senate last week took up ... [full story]