The nirvana of insurance marketing is to acquire young consumers early and retain them throughout their lives, anticipating and meeting their coverage needs at each key life event.

The nirvana of insurance marketing is to acquire young consumers early and retain them throughout their lives, anticipating and meeting their coverage needs at each key life event.

Swaps definitions adopted by federal regulators Tuesday exempt the insurance industry from a new regulatory regime for the complex derivatives outlined in the Dodd-Frank financial services reform law.

Swaps definitions adopted by federal regulators Tuesday exempt the insurance industry from a new regulatory regime for the complex derivatives outlined in the Dodd-Frank financial services reform law.

New York States hearings last month on force-placed insurance appear to be just the beginning of an effort to reform industry practices around the coverage nationwide.

New York States hearings last month on force-placed insurance appear to be just the beginning of an effort to reform industry practices around the coverage nationwide.

Billionaire hedge-fund manager Steven A. Cohen has decided to inject $500 million of additional capital into the Bermuda reinsurance markets.

The downward trend in property and casualty insurer employment that began in 2008 may finally be reversing, says Insurance Information Institute President Robert Hartwig, as May 2012 becomes the third straight month with positive employment figures for carriers.