Auto insurers Progressive Corp and Allstate Corp have settled a patent dispute over technology that lets insurance companies charge drivers based on how, where and how much they drive.

Negative implications of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Companys planned acquisition of Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company, including increasing Nationwides catastrophe exposure, offset the positives the company will see through improved diversification, according to Moodys Investors Service.

Hurricane Irene has thus far caused more than $90 million in insured losses in Massachusetts.

John R. Coomber, a Swiss Re director who has consistently identified climate change as a significant risk, will become the new chairman of ClimateWise, the global insurance industrys leadership group formed to reduce the risks of climate change.

Two major global insurance brokers and an international insurer are using three different techniques to grow their businesses through relationships with smaller brokers and agencies.

Youve probably been looking skyward over the past few weeks wondering about more than just the weather with a U.S. satellite falling to earth recently and the Germans saying one of their satellites will fall next month.

Youve probably been looking skyward over the past few weeks wondering about more than just the weather with a U.S. satellite falling to earth recently and the Germans saying one of their satellites will fall next month.

Allstate Insurance Co. and Allstate subsidiary Encompass Insurance Co. have been fined $50,000 for violating state laws in Delaware.