California auto insurance buyers are paying less for coverage than they were two decades ago while rates rose substantially for the rest of the country, says the Consumer Federation of America.

Commercial lines reserved moved to an overall deficiency $900 million in 2012 as U.S. P&C insurance reserve redundancy dropped 21 percent last year, says Aon Benfield.

Commercial lines reserved moved to an overall deficiency $900 million in 2012 as U.S. P&C insurance reserve redundancy dropped 21 percent last year, says Aon Benfield.

Agents are among the first to reach out to their clients after catastrophe strikes, but a veteran of Hurricane Katrina says agents also need to realize the importance of not neglecting themselves.

Agents are among the first to reach out to their clients after catastrophe strikes, but a veteran of Hurricane Katrina says agents also need to realize the importance of not neglecting themselves.

There is no single model that will guarantee success for agents in an evolving P&C market where customers are lured, through developing technology, to direct writers.

Small-business entrepreneurs say they are ready to purchase their insurance online, direct from carriers, according to a recent survey.

While American International Groups CEO touted the advantage of being designated a systemically important financial institution, the CEO of W.R. Berkley Corp. was notably less enthusiastic about insurers getting the designation.