Property and casualty insurance brokers say prices edged up slightly during the third quarter of this year, with small accounts experiencing the largest increase, says the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers.

Property and casualty insurance brokers say prices edged up slightly during the third quarter of this year, with small accounts experiencing the largest increase, says the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers.

The Travelers Companies says third-quarter net income dropped 67 percent primarily on weather-related catastrophe claims that have rocked the insurance industry.

The Travelers Companies says third-quarter net income dropped 67 percent primarily on weather-related catastrophe claims that have rocked the insurance industry.

Insurance pricing remains extremely volatile, affecting the growth of insurance agencies and brokerage firms, says the chief executive of Brown & Brown, and lending to the continued struggle at the firm to grow organically.

Insurance pricing remains extremely volatile, affecting the growth of insurance agencies and brokerage firms, says the chief executive of Brown & Brown, and lending to the continued struggle at the firm to grow organically.

Scientists believe there is evidence that great earthquakes occur in clusters over a period of years and that a significant event is on the horizon, according to a report from catastrophe modeler Eqecat.

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. says 2011 third-quarter income in its insurance-services segment improved 7 percent on a year-over-year basis, but dropped 26 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis.