Over the previous four months, the average composite rate for commercial property-casualty coverages tracked by Dallas-based MarketScout dropped 5 percent in April, 6 percent in May, 7 percent in

While companies are signing agreements to limit contingent commissions, a study funded by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America concludes that such payments ensure the survival of

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The numbers reported in the "2005 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries" represent the third-lowest level since the bureau started tracking workplace fatalities, according to Edwin G. Foulke Jr., the

"Realistically, insurance expenses may not be a major source of earnings disruption, but companies near the edge of consensus expectations may start to add rising insurance costs or weather-induced ea

"Realistically, insurance expenses may not be a major source of earnings disruption, but companies near the edge of consensus expectations may start to add rising insurance costs or weather-induced ea