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• Marsh & McLennan offers organized crime insurance in Mexico Monday, 13 May 2013 | 4:10 PM ET

  MEXICO CITY, May 13- The Mexican unit of insurer Marsh& McClennan Companies Inc said on Monday it is launching a policy that will cover terrorism, organized crime and sabotage, the first such policy available in a country wracked by drug-related violence.

• UPDATE 1-AIG beats estimates as property and casualty business shines Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 4:40 PM ET

  *1st- qtr operating EPS $1.34 vs estimates $0.87. May 2- Insurer American International Group Inc reported a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates, driven primarily by higher operating income in its property and casualty business. Net income fell to $1.98 billion, or $1.34 per share, in the first quarter, from $3.05 billion, or $1.71 per share, a year earlier.

• China Property Transaction Volumes to Slow  Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 12:32 AM ET

  

  Michael Klibaner, Regional Director, Head of Research, Greater China at Jones Lang LaSalle says transaction volumes in China's property market peaked in March and will therefore slow in Q2.

• US says Japan pledges action on auto, insurance in Asia-Pacific trade talks Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 8:01 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, April 12- Japan has agreed to a "robust package of actions and agreements" to address U.S. concerns over access to its auto and insurance markets as part of a deal paving the way for Tokyo to join the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, Acting U.S.

• Most Expensive States for Car Insurance Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 3:55 PM ET

  

  Auto insurance rates vary according to how many drivers are on the road, how safe they are, even who decides lawsuits.

• Taming China's Home Prices  Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 1:35 AM ET

  

  Du Jinsong, Head of Asia Property Research at Credit Suisse says expect more measures to tame China's home prices but wonders whether they will actually be effective.

• UPDATE 3-MGIC capital position deteriorates sharply; shares fall Thursday, 28 Feb 2013 | 9:47 AM ET

  *4th- qtr loss/share $1.91 vs loss/share $0.67 year earlier. Feb 28- Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp reported a sharp deterioration in its ability to pay claims in the fourth quarter and posted its tenth straight quarterly loss as it continues to lose money on loans insured during the housing boom.

• UPDATE 1-MGIC Investment capital position deteriorates sharply Thursday, 28 Feb 2013 | 7:44 AM ET

  *4th- qtr loss/share $1.91 vs loss/share $0.67 year earlier. Feb 28- Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp reported a sharp deterioration in its capital position in the fourth quarter and posted its tenth straight quarterly loss as it continues to lose money on loans insured during the housing boom.

• UPDATE 4-MGIC says evaluating options to boost capital; shares rise Thursday, 28 Feb 2013 | 12:32 AM ET

  Feb 28- Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp said it was considering reinsuring some of its businesses and raising capital after it reported a sharp deterioration in its ability to pay claims at the end of the fourth quarter.

• UPDATE 3-AIG 4th quarter operating results beat expectations Thursday, 21 Feb 2013 | 6:45 PM ET

  *4th quarter loss $4 bln, or $2.68 per share. Feb 21- Insurer American International Group Inc reported fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations, although Chief Executive Robert Benmosche said some employee bonuses will be smaller this year because the company did not meet all of its performance targets.

• UPDATE 2-AIG operating results beat expectations Thursday, 21 Feb 2013 | 6:01 PM ET

  *4th quarter loss $4 bln, or $2.68 per share. *Includes $4.4 bln ILFC loss, $1.3 bln in Sandy losses.

• Dividend cuts weigh on European shares Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | 11:34 AM ET

  LONDON, Feb 20- European shares fell on Wednesday as surprise dividend cuts by RSA and Lufthansa and weak results from the likes of Accor and BHP Billiton weighed on sentiment.

• European shares pause, RSA leads fallers Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | 7:18 AM ET

  LONDON, Feb 20- European shares dipped on Wednesday, consolidating after a steep rally in the previous session as investors were confronted with news of weak earnings, though some expected further near-term gains.

• US Plains Farmland Up More Than Record Setting 20% Friday, 15 Feb 2013 | 4:22 PM ET

  

  Farmland values in the U.S. Plains states jumped more than 20 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier.

• Art Boom Forces Wealth Advisers to Develop an Eye Thursday, 14 Feb 2013 | 11:13 AM ET

  

  For financial advisers, knowing the value and proper care of client's collections has become an essential part of doing, and keeping, business.

• UPDATE 2-Allstate says settled 95 pct Sandy claims; expects rate hikes Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 6:59 PM ET

  *4th- quarter EPS $0.81 vs $1.40 last year. Feb 6- Allstate Corp's quarterly profit fell 45 percent on losses from superstorm Sandy, but the home and auto insurer said it has paid out about 95 percent of Sandy claims and is seeing rate increases across businesses.

• UPDATE 1-Allstate posts lower profit, raises dividend Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 5:05 PM ET

  *4th- quarter EPS $0.81 vs $1.40 last year. Feb 6- Home and auto insurer Allstate Corp's quarterly profit fell 45 percent, hurt by losses from superstorm Sandy, but the company raised its quarterly dividend and announced a new $1 billion share buyback program.

• Blame Weather Change for Insurance Rate Hikes: Travelers CEO Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | 10:25 AM ET

  

  Travelers has been raising insurance premiums for three years because of severe weather patterns, said Chairman and CEO Jay Fishman told CNBC.

• Travelers Profit Drops as Hurricane Sandy Takes Toll Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013 | 8:43 AM ET

  

  The super storm that ravaged swaths of the northeast in November buffeted Travelers earnings, as the company reported sharply lower fourth quarter earnings.

• UPDATE 3-Genworth separates U.S. MI unit, reduces bond default risk Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 1:10 PM ET

  Jan 16- Genworth Financial Inc on Wednesday said it was reorganizing itself to separate its mortgage insurance business from the rest of the company, reducing the risk of default on its bonds and sending its shares up 9 percent.