Personal Lines

Property and casualty insurers saw their first-half net income climb collectively by over 245 percent in 2012 compared to the prior year, as the industry benefited from premium growth and a sharp drop in catastrophe losses, but experts offered mixed opinions on the larger meaning of the figures.

Consumers will be able to visit an Allstate agent in the Boston area for the first time in a generation as the insurer looks to expand its presence in Massachusettsa result of state's changing regulatory environment.

Consumers will be able to visit an Allstate agent in the Boston area for the first time in a generation as the insurer looks to expand its presence in Massachusettsa result of state's changing regulatory environment.

Residents in Florida who have a homeowners policy with the states residual insurer can expect to pay an average 10.8 percent more for insurance at the start of the year.

Residents in Florida who have a homeowners policy with the states residual insurer can expect to pay an average 10.8 percent more for insurance at the start of the year.

As the Florida OIR gets swamped with PIP coverage rate filings, the state's insurance commissioner says it appears savings will result from a mitigation of rate increases rather than actual rate reductions for most companies.