Agent & Broker

One of my big complaints about property-casualty insurers is that with the industry split on several critical points, it's difficult to get badly needed reforms passed in Washington or the individual

Congress will apparently not add catastrophic wind coverage to the National Flood Insurance Program. I'm sure that makes sense. It was obvious no one was going to accept the premise that the pricing

Those who work in the insurance industry--and particularly in claims--can tell many serious stories about huge losses they've handled involving large monetary payouts, considerable damage to property,

"At the end of the day, that's really the key--having knowledgeable, flexible, experienced staff" who know how to shift gears and respond to changing conditions, said Euclid Black, president of

Managing general agents feel program business will continue to move in a positive direction, with growth likely despite declining rates in the overall softening property-casualty market, a survey by

It is increasingly likely Congress will impose some level of federal insurance regulation soon unless states act promptly to impose meaningful reform, the head of a property-casualty insurer group

Sampson expects p-c industry to close ranks against 'existential threat' from

The future of credit scores as an underwriting tool may hinge on the extent that credit-based underwriting has a disparate impact on minorities, according to comments made at a House Financial