Commercial Lines

Non-life premium growth increased by 2.6 percent in 2012, buoyed by economic expansion in emerging markets and selective price increases in advanced markets that are overriding depressed interest rates, a recent study shows.

A.M. Best Co. says 2012 U.S. P&C company financial impairments fell more in-line with historical trends after a sharp increase the year before.

A.M. Best Co. says 2012 U.S. P&C company financial impairments fell more in-line with historical trends after a sharp increase the year before.

As many as half of small-business insurance consumers are open to the idea of buying at least one of their property and casualty coverages directly from a carrier over the Internet, a new study by Deloitte has revealed.

The G-20s Financial Stability Board says it will identify in July global insurers it deems so important and interconnected to the worldwide insurance economy that tighter and more comprehensive worldwide supervision is warranted.

The G-20s Financial Stability Board says it will identify in July global insurers it deems so important and interconnected to the worldwide insurance economy that tighter and more comprehensive worldwide supervision is warranted.