Mary Walsh

Moody's Investors Service, dissatisfied with the way states measure what they owe their retirees, released its own numbers Thursday, showing that the 50 states have, in aggregate, just 48 cents for every dollar in pensions they have promised.

In a society sharply divided over efforts to curb violence and the right to bear arms, both sides of the gun debate seem to agree on at least one thing: a bigger role for the insurance industry to play in a heavily armed society.