VANCOUVER, British Columbia—The XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver are covered by billions of dollars in insurance limits to protect against a host of perils from terrorism to a lack of snowfall that could derail the competition and lead to huge losses for organizers, broadcasters and... ...

Toyota Motor Corp.'s problems—and potential financial liabilities—continued to mount last week, as litigation related to certain Toyota vehicles grew. ...

WASHINGTON—An Obama administration budget proposal that would hike foreign-owned U.S. reinsurers' taxes would dramatically constrict capacity and increase rates, particularly in catastrophe-prone areas, if implemented, many observers say. ...

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 has kept lawsuits alive that otherwise would have been dismissed and revived others, but it has not generated the significant increase in litigation that some observers had feared. ...

NEW YORK—Seven companies will be honored for the most innovative new risk management products and services at Business Insurance's 2010 Innovation Awards next month in New York. ...

CHICAGO—Aon Benfield Fac has launched FAConnect, an electronic facultative reinsurance brokerage platform that is accessible through a Web portal. ... More