Kelly S. Whitener, commercial account manager for Senn Dunn Insurance in Greensboro, N.C., has been awarded the 2010 National Outstanding CSR of the Year Award, The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announced.

Brokers in all regions of the U.S. agreed that the commercial property and casualty market remains competitive, particularly for new business, and that insurers are still willing

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A survey by the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) revealed the soft market is "far from over" but premiums declined less during the third quarter.

In a new sector report, Business and Technology Trends: Individual Annuity Insurers, research and advisory firm Novarica looks at recent technology initiatives by individual annuities lines insurers and highlights top issues for 2011.

Mitchell International, Inc., has signed an agreement to purchase the P&C medical bill review business segment of Ingenix.

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced that it has embedded specific compliance and regulatory intelligence most relevant to the U.S. insurance industry into its enterprise risk management (ERM) technology platform.

The Hartford will include homeowners' insurance in its auto insurance program in 2011.