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A Franklin County jury was unable to reach a verdict against a Pasco man accused of setting fire to his home so he could collect the insurance money.

WINDSOR insurance industry officials said they expect $147 million worth of claims from last week's deadly tornadoes and hailstorms in northern Colorado, making it the fourth-most-costly storm in state history.

Generali, the Italian insurer, has dropped out of the £7bn race for Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance assets on the eve of the deadline for indicative bids to be submitted - cutting the field of bidders still further.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia says its new in-house motor insurance business is going 'very well' and beating the bank's expectations.

As residents in Northern Colorado began cleaning up the damage left behind by Thursday's storms, they turned to their insurance companies for help.

GREENWICH, Conn.----W. R. Berkley Corporation today named William E. Haines president and chief executive officer of Carolina Casualty insurance Company. He succeeds William F. Murray, who will now lead Regional Excess Underwriters, LLC as president.

The Dubai Financial Market on Tuesday gained 13.09 points, or 0.23%, the close at 5,649. Dubai insurance was the day's big gainer, up 4.95%. Meanwhile, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange was nearly flat, dipping 1.19 points to finish on 5.014.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (MARKET WIRE) Seven Corners, one of the industry's most experienced travel health insurance providers, encourages parents to purchase travel insurance for their recent high school and college graduates who will be traveling internationally this summer. For only $1.50 per day, parents can protect their children from a broad range of travel-related emergencies, crises and inconveniences.

Are you planning to spruce up your garden this summer? If so, you'll need to make sure you're suitably covered in your home insurance policy.

WALTHAM, MA (MARKET WIRE) OpenPages(R), the leading provider of enterprise GRC solutions, is proud to sponsor RMA's insurance Operational Risk Management Discussion Group, to be held May 29-30, 2008 in McLean, Virginia. As part of the event, OpenPages will host cocktails and dinner at McCormick and Schmick's Seafood Restaurant following the discussion group at 5:30 p.m. EDT.