Personal Lines

Average auto insurance premium and expenditure rates rose by less than 1 percent in 2010 from the previous two years, with Louisiana and Washington D.C. holding the top spots for the most expensive states to insure a car, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners latest figures.

Average auto insurance premium and expenditure rates rose by less than 1 percent in 2010 from the previous two years, with Louisiana and Washington D.C. holding the top spots for the most expensive states to insure a car, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners latest figures.

The fate of what is seen as a needed increase in the borrowing authority of the National Flood Insurance Program before year-end is in doubt as Congress breaks until Wednesday.

The fate of what is seen as a needed increase in the borrowing authority of the National Flood Insurance Program before year-end is in doubt as Congress breaks until Wednesday.

Independent agency carriers and their producers can only make a formidable team and stave off disintermediation if they work together to retain the loyalty of those who keep them both in businesstheir clients.

Independent agency carriers and their producers can only make a formidable team and stave off disintermediation if they work together to retain the loyalty of those who keep them both in businesstheir clients.