Chicago-based insurance broker Hub International Ltd. says it has acquired two Texas-based agencies: the Roy Agency Inc. of Plano, Texas, and Roeder & Moon Inc. of Dallas.

June insurance rates took another step toward pricing moderation as overall average property and casualty rate decreases dropped from a three-month run of minus-4 percent to minus-3 percent, according to MarketScout.

Attorneys may be setting their sights on agents who fail to advise customers to buy cyber coverage, as well as those who fail to protect customers’ personally information, a consultant warns, also providing tips for protecting the information and insurance coverage options.

Allstate’s plan to acquire online direct insurer Esurance could benefit Progressive in part because of an expected cutback in advertising, according to a financial analyst.

Pennsylvania has extended workers’ compensation coverage to allow officers of a limited liability company and partnerships to obtain the insurance.

Pennsylvania has extended workers’ compensation coverage to allow officers of a limited liability company and partnerships to obtain the insurance.

Attorneys may be setting their sights on agents who fail to advise customers to buy cyber coverage, as well as those who fail to protect customers’ personally information, a consultant warns, also providing tips for protecting the information and insurance coverage options.

The New York Court of Appeals ruled that a group of banks can go ahead with their lawsuit against MBIA, which questions the validity of the break-up of the insurer.