A police officer who was injured while traveling to work at a location where he was temporarily reassigned isn’t eligible for workers compensation benefits, a Texas appellate court has ruled.

A U.S. appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that granted Lloyd’s of London underwriters summary judgment dismissing a case in a construction-related dispute.

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has approved a plan by Healthcare Services Group Inc. to fund voluntary medical, life and short-term disability benefits through its New Jersey-based captive insurer.

Property/casualty and professional liability insurer Philadelphia Insurance Cos. on Friday said it has acquired Larchmont, New York-based managing general agent The Allen J. Flood Cos. Inc.

Hewlett-Packard Co. has disclosed that its pension plan paid out $810 million to former employees who accepted the company’s offer to convert their future annuity benefit to a cash lump-sum.

(Reuters) — The U.S. Senate failed on Thursday to advance legislation to strengthen protections against cyber attacks, as Democrats banded together to oppose the measure’s inclusion in a defense policy bill.

Analysts and foreign insurers are upbeat about enormous potential in Africa to develop their business, reported Daily Times.

Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has said that it is probing the growing practice among property/casualty insurers of reinsuring commercial risks overseas, often through unregistered affiliates, reported Financial Post.

Standard & Poor’s Corp. has said in a report that cyber attacks are a fast-emerging risk for firms globally, reported Voice of America.