Commercial Lines

Following nearly two years of modeling, stress-testing and refining its business model, Weston Insurance Co. is ready to embark on a precedent-setting move to assume about $30 billion in exposure from Floridas bloated last-resort insurer.

Even though the economic recovery is slow and sporadic, property and casualty insurers are poised for growth this year if they take proactive steps to turn challenges into opportunities.

Energi CEO Brian McCarthy speaks with PC360-NU about the structure and aspirations of his company as well as risk and coverage trends in many sectors of the vast Energy marketplace.

A winter storm blanketing the Northeast captured the headlines this past weekend, but major storm activity that spread through the Midwest and South has also left insurers with plenty of damage to assess.

Property and casualty carriers enjoyed a strong hiring month in December, boosting employment for this subsector of the insurance industry to its highest level in 2012, according to the most recent figures from the U.S Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Property and casualty carriers enjoyed a strong hiring month in December, boosting employment for this subsector of the insurance industry to its highest level in 2012, according to the most recent figures from the U.S Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics.