Although the direct sale of commercial-line insurance remains the extremely limited exception rather than the rule, many carriers offer online quoting and application capabilities for their agents and brokers.
In personal-lines insurance, particularly in the highly commoditized world of Personal Auto, carriers offering direct-to-consumer sales via the Web have achieved what the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) characterizes as unmistakable success.
The National Football League is seeking coverage from insurers that it says have refused to provide a defense as the league faces hundreds of concussion-related lawsuits from former players.
The National Football League is seeking coverage from insurers that it says have refused to provide a defense as the league faces hundreds of concussion-related lawsuits from former players.
Alterra American Insurance Co. is seeking to officially rid itself of an obligation to defend or indemnify the National Football League in 93 concussion-related lawsuits against the league.
Alterra American Insurance Co. is seeking to officially rid itself of an obligation to defend or indemnify the National Football League in 93 concussion-related lawsuits against the league.
American International Group reported a 27 percent increase in second-quarter net income compared to the same period last year, and predicted we are close to paying off the government for its investment in the company starting in 2008.