The acquisition "is consistent with our vision to aggressively expand our presence in the Pacific Northwest region," said Tom Golub, president and chief executive officer at Beecher Carlson. The compa

The industry's key profitability yardstick--the calendar-year combined ratio--was 102 for 2005, which is a five-point improvement from the prior year and the best result since 1997, according to the N

Steven Wood, the chief economist for Insight Economics LLC of Danville, Calif., made that observation in an interview prior to his appearance here yesterday at the National Council on Compensation Ins

Ellen D. Kiehl, PIANY assistant executive director for government and legislative affairs, warned the group that the insurance industry "is a very psychological market, and once one company makes that

A Louisiana Senate bill that would ban insurer use of credit information to rate customers failed in committee today, but a measure with a more limited credit scoring ban remained alive in the House t

eReinsure.com, Inc., a provider of e-commerce technology to the insurance and reinsurance industries, has expanded its technology platform to deliver four distinct solutions: Providing process

"A catastrophic attack would put significant pressure on the [group life] industry," Gregory Serio said here during a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Association for Advanced Life

Industry trade groups said they expect Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell to sign a bill approved by the legislature yesterday that permits insurers to change personal lines rates within certain limits