Earlier this year, the president of a major carrier casually noted he did not buy personal lines coverage from his own company for fear of raising ethical conflicts. Check what readers had to say.

Two states have contractor liability bills that will change how agents write coverage. In Texas, Senate Bill 555 (R-Robert Duncan) was approved on March 18. The bill would change a long-standing state law that general contracts can require

Insurers and brokers are ready and eager to back the construction industry, which stands to gain $132.2 billion from President Obama's economic stimulus package, said A.M. Best in a March 9 article. U.S. insurers receive $7 billion to $9 billion

The Los Angeles Times reports that California's construction workers top the list of chronically uninsured employees. The data was collected from the California Health Interview Survey (2005) by UCLA's Center for Health Policy

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has been named Regulator of the Year by the LexisNexis Insurance Law Center.

Tony Ursano has been named chief executive officer of Willis Capital Markets and Advisory Services, the London-based insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings announced today.

The latest government Consumer Price Index figures show increases for components that impact accident, auto and home claims, the Insurance Information Institute said.

Larry Gerdes, vice president, agency administration at Physicians Mutual, was honored at The Inter-Company Marketing Group's (ICMG) annual meeting.Gerdes was honored for his role as moderator and emcee of the ICMG member introductions as well