Zurich in North America has busted a “slip and fall” fraud ring, the insurer reports. After noticing reoccurring suspicious claims activity with a large retail operation customer, its claims and Special Investigations Units helped federal postal inspectors unravel a ... [full story]

It’s not getting much public attention, but the Obama administration’s sweeping overhaul of the nation’s financial regulations is rocking the insurance world, too, particularly as lawmakers and industry officials wrangle over the creation of a federal insurance regulator. Supporters of ... [full story]

DES MOINES, Iowa - This has been an unusually mild year in Tornado Alley, which is good news, of course, for the people who live here, but a little frustrating to scientists who planned to chase twisters as part of ... [full story]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of unsafe or decaying bridges carrying 100 million drivers a day must wait for repairs because states are spending stimulus money on spans that are already in good shape or on easier projects like ... [full story]