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The insurance industry has joined forces against a long-time nemesis: redundancy

The Ward Group has released its top 50 P&C insurance companies in the U.S., and the list looks significantly different from just one year ago.

A group of 19 U.S. property-casualty reinsurers saw net premiums written rise 5.3 percent, growing $1.2 billion to $23.9 billion for 2008, according to a Reinsurance Association of America survey.

The combined ratio was attributed to a 71-point loss ratio and an expense ratio of 30.7. Policyholders' surplus was $64.4 billion, down from the $75.9 billion reported for the same period in 2007,

A key senator requested feedback last week on proposed legislation that would close a loophole providing a tax advantage to some offshore insurers, setting the stage for a showdown in Congress next

The discussion draft of proposed legislation released last week by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sets the stage for a long-anticipated showdown next year in Congr

A total of 189 independent insurance agencies from around the country kept their status this year as a Best Practice Agency, the designation conferred by a consulting firm and the Independent Insuranc

Throughout their operations, insurers have focused on designing processes and leveraging technology to increase speed and efficiency. Even in claims--the "money out" side of the business--insurers under