The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) decided to pursue its own program for the collection of surplus lines taxes.

After five years of being subject to what some publicly argued was an unlevel playing field, state attorneys general relented, agreeing to lift the ban and allowing the three major insurance brokerage firms.

Progressive reported a November turnaround as net income rose 37 percent in the month after taking a 28 percent drop in October.

The independent agency system is showing signs of continued stabilization in numbers

From a catastrophe standpoint, the beginning of 2010 must have had more than a few U.S. insurers dreading the rest of the year

The property and casualty insurance industry is on the road to showing a profit for 2010 despite a 3 percent slide in third-quarter net income, an industry report said.

Claims for the airline insurance market are expected to outpace premiums for 2010.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners decided to pursue its own program for the collection of surplus lines taxes--a bare bones approach that does not tackle the issue of regulatory uniformity.