James R. Pender was elected chairman of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers at the group's 97th annual Insurance Leadership Forum in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Ebix, Inc., an international supplier of on-demand software and e-commerce services to the insurance industry, has signed an agreement to acquire Rio de Janeiro-based Insurance Exchange - USIX Technologies, Inc.

IT spending for property/casualty insurers is expected to increase by a strong margin--7.4 percent--according to the fifth annual joint IT spending survey conducted by Gartner and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.

The CPCU Society officially elected Warren L. Farrar as its president and chairman at the group's 66th Annual Meeting and Seminars in Orlando, Fla.

A storm system dubbed "Subtropical Depression Seventeen" is expected to intensify into a subtropical or tropical storm by late Wednesday, but the current forecast has the system moving east out into the Atlantic Ocean over the next two days.

Market opportunities for brokers of small group accounts and individual accounts should remain healthy and even improve through 2013. But what are the risks?

Steelers safety Troy Polamalu has hair insured for $1 million.

With nearly 20 years of broad experience and deep knowledge of the insurance industry, Pinkes currently serves as executive vice president for consumer and commercial markets claims.