BB&T Corp. reported its insurance brokerage division continued to grow in the fourth quarter, primarily on the strength of acquisitions.

Insurance agencies should not be surprised to see less compensation from carriers in the year ahead as many companies reassess their payment arrangements and require more business from them in a difficult economy.

A new survey of consumer internet usage indicates that property and casualty insurers seeking customers online should target those aged in their thirties.

After years of downward trending, securities suits jumped 13 percent in 2009, adding to a dramatic increase in litigation at the peak of the economic crisis in 2008, Advisen Ltd. said.

The initial magnitude 7.0 earthquake that caused catastrophic death and destruction in Haiti on Jan. 12 was virtually uninsured, although the insurance industry quickly rallied last week to help raise relief funds for the devastated nation.

A new survey of consumer internet usage indicates that property and casualty insurers seeking customers online should target those aged in their thirties.

Progressive reported a profit for fourth quarter 2009 as net premiums earned increased 27 percent for the last month of the year and the company's combined ratio dropped eight points.

General Re Corp. has settled charges for $12.2 million that it aided schemes by American International Group and Prudential Financial, Inc. to falsify financial reports, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced.