Insurance rating service A.M. Best said it has lowered the baseline number for recoverables and loss used in its catastrophe test to issue ratings after numerous discussions with members of the indust

Carl E. Metzger, a partner in the law firm Goodwin Procter, noted that in this increasingly litigious society, the need for a privately held business to protect its officers is just as important as it

Carrier says move is no threat to agents, targeting those who prefer to buy

Big I president hails producers for saving clients while battling their own

While it's nothing new to see the leaders as well as rank and file members from the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America march up Capitol Hill each spring to press the association's

Creation of the response center, Progressive said, enhances the abilities of its "inside operations" team (administrative representatives who handle the calls and process claims) and "outside operatio

Last year's surety business results are expected to be the best in five years, with a 32 percent loss ratio, some 39 points better than 2004, and the industry should remain profitable this year, accor

White Mountains Re Group, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hamilton, Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., said it agreed to sell its Sirius America subsidiary to an investor group le