Personal Lines

This years billionaires with connections to the insurance industry include the son of a Chicago meat-packer, a former appliance door-to-door salesman and a World War II flight navigator.

Whether buried under ice or burning up, the weather can cause plenty of expensive problems for high-net-worth clients.

No new companies broke into the 2015 list.

As the key U.S. spring sales season gets under way, robust real estate demand is being outweighed by a persistent lack of lower-priced supply.

Auto insurance saw an increase of 5.1% and household insurance rose 1.6%.

While there are advantages and disadvantages to being a generalist or a specialist, its critical for agencies and producers to reassess their positions because of dramatic disruptions in the marketplace.