Reports from the National Council on Compensation Insurance showing that workers comp claim frequency in 2010 increased for the first time since 1997 is credit-negative for property and casualty insurers, says Moodys, but its too early to know if the increase is a cyclical tendency or reversal of the long-term...

Reports from the National Council on Compensation Insurance showing that workers comp claim frequency in 2010 increased for the first time since 1997 is credit-negative for property and casualty insurers, says Moodys, but its too early to know if the increase is a cyclical tendency or reversal of the long-term...

Negative implications of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Companys planned acquisition of Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company, including increasing Nationwides catastrophe exposure, offset the positives the company will see through improved diversification, according to Moodys Investors Service.

Catastrophes caused significant 2011 first-half underwriting losses for U.S. property and casualty insurers, driving the industrys net income for that time period down 67 percent to $6.9 billion relative to the year before, according to an A.M. Best Special Report.

Inland-marine insurers are faced with a thinning and aging talent pool in a line of insurance that requires highly specialized industry and insurance knowledge, according to a recent Conning Research & Consulting report.

U.S. insurers continue to release information on 2011 weather-related losses, with State Farm saying it has paid policyholders $5 billion so far during the year.

The House approved by unanimous consent a one-week continuing resolution that contains a National Flood Insurance Program extension.

The House approved by unanimous consent a one-week continuing resolution that contains a National Flood Insurance Program extension.