American Modern Insurance Group is the newest member of the Trusted Choice consumer-branding program, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America announced last week.

The Financial Services Authority has fined a subsidiary of Willis Group Holdings more than $11 million for failure to institute proper controls in its anti-bribery and corruption systems.

An independent insurance-agents’ group is protesting a program where buyers of new GM automobiles receive a one-year auto-insurance policy at no extra cost through MetLife, but MetLife says the plan complies with state regulations.

Zurich Financial Services Group says it has signed a definitive agreement with Banco Santander SA to buy a majority interest in the bank’s Latin America insurance operations.

Two reports on catastrophe bonds show they are heavily weighted toward U.S. hurricane risks. Investors, “keen” on the cat-bond market overall, are eager to place their dollars in other cat-bond categories as well.

An Allstate agents’ group is asking its members to consider aligning with a union and forming a guild to aid in its fight against what the group says are unfair business practices toward agents by the company.

The Texas Department of Insurance ended a claims dispute with the state’s residual insurers, agreeing to settle claims with interest payments for more than 700 customers.

The Texas Department of Insurance ended a claims dispute with the state’s residual insurers, agreeing to settle claims with interest payments for more than 700 customers.