Bureau of the Census

• Industry Adds Jobs in Dec.; BLS Recalibrates Employment Figures

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 9, 2012

  Total insurance-industry employment grew by over 5,000 jobs in December 2011 compared to November, but Insurance Information Institute President Robert Hartwig notes that the “big news” is not the month-to-month changes, but rather the recalibrating of current and recent industry employment.

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  ‘Govt. Intervention’ in Natural-Disaster Insurance Burdens Taxpayers: Lloyd’s

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 28, 2011

  An added financial burden from natural disasters is being placed on U.S. taxpayers because of government intervention in the insurance market, according to a report released by Lloyd's of London.

• Fewer Households Added in U.S.

  By Staff Writer  |  November 3, 2010

  The U.S. has added fewer new households in 2010 than at any other time within the last 30 years.

• Group Health Enrollment Plumments

  By Allison Bell  |  September 17, 2010

  New Census Bureau health insurance figures suggest that the number of U.S. residents in employer-sponsored plans plunged 3.7% between 2008 and 2009.

• Fresh Thinking From Insurers Can Help Boost A Sluggish Homebuilders Market

  By Kevin Hastings, Paul Jansen  |  May 24, 2010

  Signs of life may be returning to the residential construction industry, but the recession has left banks and developers suffering an unpleasant hangover.

• The BI and Analytics Treadmill

  By John Lucker  |  March 16, 2010

  Although a continuous "work in progress," these decision-enabling solutions do provide rock-solid basics.

• State and local tax revenue in 2009 plummets

  By Staff Writer  |  February 1, 2010

  Third-quarter tax revenue for state and local governments was down 6.7 percent through Sept. 30, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of decline, meaning more states could turn to insurer assessment fees to bolster their budgets.