The growth of social media over the Internet is something insurance agents can embrace and learn to use as another tool to help grow their business experts in its use said.

Trade credit insurer Coface in Paris said it has raised its 2010 world growth forecast to 3 percent.

MarketScout, the electronic insurance exchange, said its composite rate for U.S. property and casualty insurance coverage was down four percent in March.

Crop insurers are challenging a new study on their profitability commissioned by the U.S.D.A., saying it is misleading and should not be used to set the rate of return for crop insurers participating in the Federal Crop Insurance Program.

The Atlantic basin could be in for an above-average hurricane season this year with four major hurricanes forecast to develop in the region, according to forecasters at Colorado State University.

Enactment of the new health care reform law has spawned fraud schemes by which individuals are seeking to sell bogus policies through 1-800 numbers and by going door-to-door, federal regulators are warning.

Insurance broker Marsh announced a client service program that will allow customers to review, analyze and compare insurance companies online.

The Atlantic basin could be in for an above-average hurricane season this year with four major hurricanes forecast to develop in the region, according to forecasters at Colorado State University.