Agency Management

Aviation insurance continues to show increases, with April renewal rates showing an overall increase of 4 percent in lead hull and liability premiums, according to Aon's monthly aviation report.

I have a feeling I'm going to get flack for my cover story this week about how to improve the insurance industry's image.

Companies are cutting back on sending individuals overseas for business, which is affecting the international market.

A first-quarter jump of 38 percent in securities cases is worrisome to insurers of directors and officers named as defendants in such cases, but the pace of filings could slow, a research firm said.

Last Thursday, Reps. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., and Scott Garrett, R-NJ, introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives modernizing and reforming regulation of the surplus lines (nonadmitted) market.

In addition to policies specifically designed to pay for loss of business income during a pandemic flu event, other specialty insurance coverages may be tapped to pay flu-related claims, according to a report published late last year.