Commercial Lines

Brown & Brown completes its purchase of MGA Arrowhead General and CBIZ says it has acquired Meridian Insurance of Boca Raton, Fla.

P&C insurance professionals brace themselves for another busy year of federal statutes and regulations. Examine these proposals and trends to stay compliant.

Challenged by a volatile underwriting cycle, a shaky economy and the uncertain impact of new regulations, U.S. property and casualty insurers must respond by investing in core systems, understanding changing consumer habits and using business analytics to address difficult top-line growth conditions, according to Ernst & Young.

The personal-lines insurance market is expected to do better than commercial lines, as price increases are anticipated to be tougher to achieve for commercial-lines carriers in 2012, says A.M. Best.

The P&C industry had a rough year in 2011, and the results for the first nine months show that carriers have more to worry about these days than just the threat of more disaster losses.

P&C insurance professionals brace themselves for another busy year of federal statutes and regulations. Examine these proposals and trends to stay compliant.