SAN DIEGO, Calif. - ICW Group Insurance Companies has been named to the prestigious Ward Group’s Top 50 performing insurance companies for 2009.  The Ward Group is an operational consulting firm and leading provider of benchmarking and best practices services ... [full story]

The recession is leading risk managers to seek ways to use their budgets more efficiently, according to a survey released Tuesday. “Excellence in Risk Management VI,” co-sponsored by New York-based Marsh Inc. and the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc., ... [full story]

Icy winter roads and vacation-clogged summer highways might seem the most dangerous for motorists, but new research says fall is when driving is at its deadliest. A new report has found that October has the year's highest death rate per distance ... [full story]

GALVESTON, Texas - It has been dubbed the "Ike Dike" — a 55-mile barrier, 17 feet high, that would be built along the Texas Gulf Coast to fend off the sort of devastating flooding inflicted by last year's Hurricane Ike. The ... [full story]