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Property and casualty insurance rates at renewal continued to rise in the fourth quarter, but at a slower pace than the previous two quarters, says insurance broker Marsh.

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Specialty insurer Markel Corp said it will buy Alterra Capital HoldingsLtd for about $3 billion in cash and stock to diversify into reinsurance.

Three of the Lloyd's of London insurance market's leading players owned up to a combined loss of about $375 million from superstorm Sandy and warned the final bill could change.

Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. says fourth-quarter catastrophe losses will likely be between $30 million and $35 million, and the companys chief executive warned of substantial rate increases in the future.

A total of 18 U.S. states are planning to start their own health insurance marketplaces, which will be available to consumers and businesses in 2014, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a blog posting on Monday.