InVEST, the insurance industry's classroom to career education program for high school and college students, is celebrating its 40th birthday, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America said.

Brown & Brown has acquired Florida-based T.R. Jones & Co.

Zurich Financial Services Group said it has agreed to buy Lebanese insurer Compagnie Libanaise D'Assurances SAL as part of its Middle East expansion.

With deer breeding season in full swing, state officials and insurers are warning motorist to be aware of increased activity as figures indicate the number of collisions between deer and vehicles is on the rise.

The soft commercial insurance market is becoming more of the norm than the exception, as broker and carrier officials suggest the pricing cycles of the past may be changing to an almost permanently depressed state.

Last week Allstate filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp. to recover what it has paid for accident claims involving recalled vehicles. Will other carriers follow this insurer's lead?

Corporations and individuals often underestimate their exposure to risk and are unprepared for disaster when it strikes, say experts who study risk.

Standard & Poor's Rating Services said it expects no impact on the ratings of Horace Mann Educators Corp. after its chief executive resigned after one month into his 60-day sentence for a drunk driving charge.