Personal Lines

Given the 2011 residential property reforms, expect Floridas 2012 session to be much quieter in that area. The exceptions could be legislation on Citizens and the Cat Fund.

On the heels of a report from one rating agency showing that U.S. property and casualty results are down for the first nine months of 2011 compared to 2010, another rating agency reports that 2011 third quarter net income for its rated companies, at $1.6 billion, is also down sharply...

With the help of William Shatner, State Farm uses a bit of humor to get across its message: Please be careful when frying your turkey this holiday season.

An intense effort is underway to have the Senate Banking Committee drop a provision in flood-insurance legislation that would require homeowners and businesses to purchase federal flood insurance even if their properties are protected by levees.

An intense effort is underway to have the Senate Banking Committee drop a provision in flood-insurance legislation that would require homeowners and businesses to purchase federal flood insurance even if their properties are protected by levees.

Specialty commercial insurers continue to lead the way for property and casualty insurers underwriting results for this years first nine months, but results overall are down sharply compared to same period in 2010, according to a Fitch Ratings analysis.