With 2011, budgets holding within historically average ranges, insurer priorities are focused on core policy administration environments, agent portals, and business intelligence, all with a goal of improving business agility, insights, and service quality.

Catastrophes ate into Zurich Financial Services Group’s earnings, as the company reported net income decreased 13 percent from the prior year.

Catastrophes ate into Zurich Financial Services Group’s earnings, as the company reported net income decreased 13 percent from the prior year.

This 14-point workers’ compensation checklist can help you determine if you are doing all you can to safeguard your company and your employees.

Bank owned insurance brokerage firms saw brokerage fee income over the first three quarters of 2010 rise 7 percent over 2009 to a record $9.7 billion, with a property and casualty firm topping the list, according to the latest market report.

Bank owned insurance brokerage firms saw brokerage fee income over the first three quarters of 2010 rise 7 percent over 2009 to a record $9.7 billion, with a property and casualty firm topping the list, according to the latest market report.

Fitch Ratings has dropped the financial strength rating of American International Group Inc.’s domestic non-life insurance subsidiaries after AIG had to bolster Chartis reserves by $4.1 billion.

Insurance groups are opposing a bill under consideration in South Carolina that would reverse a recent court ruling on what is considered an “occurrence” in construction general liability insurance contracts.