Personal Lines

Ongoing quarreling over the budget in Washington is causing anxiety in the insurance industrymuch more concern, it would seem, than the industrys ability to handle random weather events.

Ongoing quarreling over the budget in Washington is causing anxiety in the insurance industrymuch more concern, it would seem, than the industrys ability to handle random weather events.

A bill proposed in the wake of Superstorm Sandy that would have insurers produce a single-page summary of a homeowners policy in New Jersey moved a step closer to passage after an Assembly committee approved language the industry can live with.

Liam E. McGee, the chief executive of The Hartford says surgery to remove a tumor on his brain was successful and he is returning to work today.

Liam E. McGee, the chief executive of The Hartford says surgery to remove a tumor on his brain was successful and he is returning to work today.

The insurance industry faces an uphill battle in court as a recent poll found that the majority of people hold a bias against insurers and, as jurors, would be more likely to support an individual suing a carrier.