As state fraud bureaus across the nation face increasing economic pressures, Arizona officials are considering eliminating their fraud bureau completely.

Zurich Financial Services Group reported third quarter net income rose 490 percent over the same period last year despite economic challenges.

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. reported third-quarter profit of $221 million that the firm's chief executive touted as a strong showing of the company's plans to get back on the track of profitability.

Swiss Re reported third quarter net income of 334 million Swiss francs (U.S. $324 million at the current exchange rate) resulting from a mild catastrophe season and disciplined underwriting, the company said.

The cost of health care organizations' insurance premiums for workers' compensation and directors and officers liability fell in the past year, but property insurance edged upward, according to a brokerage report.

Aon said it is introducing business interruption coverage for an outbreak of H1N1 in the United Kingdom with plans to expand the program internationally at some point.

Selective Insurance Group Inc. reported third quarter net income rose 45 percent on a combination of improvement in its personal lines business and a benign catastrophe season compared to last year.

Insurer W.R. Berkley Corp. reported third-quarter net income rose substantially from a loss for the period last year, and its chief executive predicted a 2010 insurance market upturn.