Agent & Broker

Representatives from Marsh insurance brokerage firm in a teleconference today said in the first quarter there is widespread softening except where significant losses or catastrophe exposures are conce

The New York-based professional services firm, parent company of insurance broker Marsh, said it increased the dividend on its common stock from 17 cents to 19 cents a share. The dividend will be paya

The New York-based professional services firm, parent company of insurance broker Marsh, said it increased the dividend on its common stock from 17 cents to 19 cents a share. The dividend will be paya

The property reinsurance market, despite a severe midyear U.S. capacity crunch, has recovered rapidly from record 2005 losses and marketplace competition is heating up, according to a brokerage firm's

In a review of the U.S. insurance brokerage industry, James Auden, an analyst with Fitch in Chicago, said the reduction in one time charges, primarily related to the fee investigation, and reduction i

In a review of the U.S. insurance brokerage industry, James Auden, an analyst with Fitch in Chicago, said the reduction in one time charges, primarily related to the fee investigation, and reduction i

GS Capital Partners' $1.4 billion deal to purchase the USI Holdings Corp. brokerage, while not a shock, reflects the private equity market's interest in the insurance industry and may harbinger more d

"After careful analysis, the special committee and board have endorsed this transaction as being in the best interest of our stockholders," said David Eslick, USI's chairman and chief executive office