Firemans Fund Insurance Company has partnered with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty to expand its entertainment-coverage division into Canada, beginning with Toronto.

State Auto Financial Corp. says results for the first quarter will include pre-tax catastrophe losses of between $19 million and $21 million. Cincinnati Financial says it expects pre-tax catastrophe losses from its group of insurance companies of between $85 million and $95 million.

Chartis has rolled out Leaders Risk Protector, a modular-insurance plan designed for schools, associations and public entities and the exposures of their employees and management staff.

The Insurance Agents & Brokers of Maryland is applauding the state legislatures passage of a law that no longer requires insurers to send notices for de minimis premium increases on commercial policies.

The Insurance Agents & Brokers of Maryland is applauding the state legislatures passage of a law that no longer requires insurers to send notices for de minimis premium increases on commercial policies.

Assurant Insurance Companys specialty-property unit defended its forced-place-insurance practices, saying that, among other protections, it seeks to ensure that consumers are well-informed about their force-placed coverage.

Assurant Insurance Companys specialty-property unit defended its forced-place-insurance practices, saying that, among other protections, it seeks to ensure that consumers are well-informed about their force-placed coverage.

Since insurers are intrinsically in an information business, itstands to reason that data collection and analysis is of paramount importance. Historically, insurers have struggled to trust decisions based off analysis of data from their legacy systems because of deep concerns about the quality of the data. And, as carriers bring...