Brown & Brown Inc. said the Daytona Beach, Fla.-based insurance brokerage has acquired Lakewood, Colo.-headquartered service provider Medical Settlement Protocols, LLC.

Independent agents give the bulk of their business to insurers who provide contact people, prices, products, and other factors they like, according to a survey released by marketing information firm J.D. Power and Associates.

Disclosing agent compensation is not enough to eliminate conflicts of interest stemming from the acceptance of contingent commissions, said Joe Plumeri, chairman and chief executive officer of Willis Group Holdings plc.

Toyota's recalls will have little impact on the credit of auto and commercial lines insurers, according to a rating organization, but a law firm said directors and officers carriers could face major exposure.

When managing large or complex business enterprises, does a centralized or decentralized approach provide the best outcome? One company details its successful journey in workers' comp claim management.

It's the little things that can make or break a career--and it often comes down to risk management, or the lack of it, as seems to be the case in Washington, D.C. this week, observes Caroline McDonald. Check it out at www.NoRiskZone.com.

Liberty Mutual together with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and state officials announced today that the company plans an expansion of its Boston headquarters that will create 1,100 new jobs.

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America announced that Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., will address its annual Leadership Luncheon, just prior to the association's Legislative Conference & Convention in Washington.