Competitive challenges in the property and casualty industry will continue into 2011, and insurers will need to stay ahead of factors such as cycle management, technology, and regulatory and accounting changes to separate themselves from competitors, Ernst & Young said in a recent industry outlook.

Insurance industry representatives presented a unified front in opposition to the New York City Fire Department’s plan to impose an accident tax on motorists.

A majority of industry leaders at the Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum said they expect an improvement in personal auto and homeowners insurance profits this year, but many more — such as The Hartford's Liam E. McGee, left, — believe improvements are not coming in workers’ compensation or commercial lines....

Initial flood damage estimates for the Tenn. floods in 2010 were far more conservative than the most recent numbers reported.

Initial flood damage estimates for the Tenn. floods in 2010 were far more conservative than the most recent numbers reported.

A Pennsylvania woman is facing serious charges following a suspicious fire at her campground home.

Addressing core [insurance] systems as well as systems that are peripheral to the core and taking them to the new world is a responsibility that is squarely on the CIO�s shoulders.

Addressing core [insurance] systems as well as systems that are peripheral to the core and taking them to the new world is a responsibility that is squarely on the CIO�s shoulders.