Controversies over disputed hurricane and flood claims, credit scoring, federal regulation and the industry's profitability will be among the hot topics debated by two heavyweights--Robert P. Hartwig,

In anecdotal comments from brokers as part of the survey, respondents noted that coastal properties with wind exposures, primarily in the Southeast, were beginning to ease a bit with some decreases

A loss estimate of $1 billion came from EQECAT, which noted that all of the major California brush fires (fires with extents greater than 10,000 acres) have been accompanied by similar wind

How do you go about selling risk management when premium rates are falling and insurers are being ever more generous with their coverage? That was the question we posed to those entering this year's

Another catastrophe modeling firm has estimated California wildfire losses will go well above $1 billion, and the state's largest home insurer--State Farm--said it has already logged 2,000 claims and

Branchville, N.J.-based insurer Selective Insurance Group Inc. reported third-quarter net income dropped 2.5 percent, but its chief executive said the company results were strong in the face of a soft

Stephen Kempf, regional director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is scheduled to address the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. in January, ...

Daytona Beach, Fla.-based insurance broker Brown & Brown Inc. said it has added Wendell S. Reilly and J. Powell Brown as board members.Mr. Reilly is ...