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First come the hearts and flowers, and then come the weddings--more than 3,000 every day in the U.S., with an average cost of about $27,000, according to experts--but even the best plans can go awry. He

"We have increased revenue, increased margin and increased our profit. I don't think it is going out on a limb to say that we're confident about 2007. We plan to do the same kind of things. We are opt

"We have increased revenue, increased margin and increased our profit. I don't think it is going out on a limb to say that we're confident about 2007. We plan to do the same kind of things. We are opt

David Priebe, 47, was named head of Guy Carpenter's Global Specialty Operations, based in New York. He will oversee the firm's 16 Specialty Practices, Instrat modeling and actuarial unit, and the busi

Insurance brokerage Brown & Brown reported net income increased 5 percent in the 2006 fourth quarter, but profits were cut into by a settlement ending a contingency fee investigation, an executive sai

John Marshall, Gene LoVasco and John LoVasco, the current and founding shareholders, and their staff will continue to operate from their existing locations in Sterling Heights and Ann Arbor, Mich., un

Carriers stand by their record of paying most claims under difficult

Broker pleads guilty after faking coverage for captive and self-insured