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Allstate insurance companies have requested rate increases for homeowners insurance in Texas due to the risks and realities of weather patterns in Texas, a spokeswoman says.

Although it's unclear on how the tragedy will end, what unfolds with The Second Mile provides a teaching moment for insurance professionals dealing with nonprofits.

Insurance rating agency A.M. Best Co. says it has placed Firemans Fund Insurance Cos. under review with negative implications following the downgrade of the issuer credit ratings of parent company Allianz SE.

2011 is in our rearview mirror, but that huge sound of relief coming from the insurance industry has been heard before.

Here are some of 2011s top stories that impacted insuranceand that which may carry over into 2012.

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