Property/casualty insurers are faced with difficult choices when dealing with aging claim systems, which can't provide the high level of service that customers expect from their insurance carriers today, according to a recent web seminar.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced that The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has settled reinsurance price fixing allegations for $1.3 million.

The New York State Insurance Department has updated its proposed producer compensation regulation with two changes hailed as a positive development by an independent agent association.

Demand has been rising for employment practices liability (EPLI) insurance protection as layoff activity has increased employee claims, an insurance brokerage expert said.

American International Group top management salaries have been ordered slashed 91 percent for the remainder of the year by the special master for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

As incoming chair of the Applied Systems Client Network, Lisa Parry Becker is targeting more educational opportunities for members and increased engagement at all levels. For a Q&A on her plans, go to http://bit.ly/36GqWi.

An incident in a state park where a leashed dog is attacked by a dog allowed to run loose finally gets resolved. Find out how, tell your own story or leave a comment, at www.NoRiskZone.com .

Senate Democratic leaders said an amendment repealing the antitrust exemption for health and medical malpractice insurers would be up for discussion when the Senate works on its health insurance reform legislation.