For two years now, I've been telling anyone who'll listen that the industry's lousy reputation is, for the most part, undeserved, and that carriers must take ownership of the problem and start touting all the good they do for society.

Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Inc. will host a series of technology seminars throughout New York in November.

The Society of Actuaries announced that S. Michael McLaughlin is the group's new president.

The average vehicle crash damage repair on an adjusted basis increased $164 in the third quarter, according to an electronic processing provider for the collision industry.

Higginbotham & Associates insurance brokerage said it has partnered with Globex International Group to provide commercial insurance, loss control and employee benefit solutions to U.S.-based customers with multinational operations.

Three independent agencies that stuck to their core missions of proactive client service and managing the cost of risk not only kept their heads above water but maintained a growing bottom line.

For the second consecutive year, AvMed Health Plans has received an Excellent Accreditation status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for both its commercial and Medicare products.

Florida Doctors Insurance Co. and Physicians Preferred Insurance Co. have signed definitive agreements for a purchase and plan of merger that, if approved, would make the new company the fourth largest writer of medical malpractice insurance in Florida.