The credit profile for personal lines of insurance in the United States is stable, despite intense underwriting competition and a weak economy, Moody's Investors said.

Standard & Poor's revised its outlook on Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.-based USI Holdings Corp. from negative to stable on its credit and debt ratings.

Chubb Corporation announced it has increased its quarterly dividend by 5.7 percent to 37 cents a share, a 2 cent increase.

Bob Hyle, associate editor of Tech Decisions, speaks with Jeff Yates, executive director of the Agents Council on Technology, on a variety of agent-related issues.

The Iroquois Group is now doing business in 37 states, including Arkansas and representing more than 1,800 member-agencies.

The Travelers Companies Inc. and its private foundation, the Travelers Foundation, said its 2009 charitable contributions totaled nearly $19 million in community support across the country.

Patricia Ann Daniel of Extraco Insurance in Waco, Texas, has been named the Accredited Customer Service Representative of the year by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America.

Bruce Norris has joined EPIC as principal in its San Mateo office.