A workers' compensation insurance carrier and two Wisconsin-based multi-line carriers topped the list in a survey of independent agents who were asked to evaluate the ease of doing business with companies.

There are many stories in this industry about people who thought they were on a satisfying career path to one career and found themselves through some quirk of fate in the insurance industry.

Marsh & McLennan Agency remains on track to be a "significant player" in the middle commercial market and is primed for additional growth, its chief executive says.

Independent agents are tired of losing personal lines market share to direct writers, and they will be fighting back in 2011 with a new Web portal and branding campaign.

Ambac claimants will receive cash and notes if a state court approves the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance's rehabilitation plan released Friday for the carrier's segregated account.

With deer breeding season in full swing, state officials and insurers are warning motorist to be aware of increased activity as figures indicate the number of collisions between deer and vehicles is on the rise.

The soft commercial insurance market is becoming more of the norm than the exception, as broker and carrier officials suggest the pricing cycles of the past may be changing to an almost permanently depressed state.

Corporations and individuals often underestimate their exposure to risk and are unprepared for disaster when it strikes, say experts who study risk.