NEW YORK—A federal judge has upheld the right of commercial property insurers who insured the World Trade Center to pursue subrogation claims associated with losses stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack that destroyed the twin towers. In an Aug. ... [full story]

A conservative think tank report challenging regulators’ picture of the Florida home insurance market is out of focus, according to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. OIR was responding to the Washington-based Competitive Enterprise Institute, which challenged the import of numbers ... [full story]

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said its tests of roof strength among micro and minicars rated the Smart Fortwo strongest and the Chevrolet Aveo weakest. A Fortwo scored “good” in the IIHS test, while the Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, ... [full story]

The bad news is that asset managers expect it will take four to seven years to recover the assets under management lost during the recession. The good news is that insurers have been front and center in their efforts to ... [full story]