Personal Lines

The House drew the nation back from the fiscal cliff Tuesday night when it approved legislation that, amongst other provisions, makes the current estate-tax policy permanent.

While technology has made it inarguably easier for consumers to purchase policies direct online from an insurer, one insurance executive says he is doubling down on agents, giving them increased underwriting and claims authority.

Just a month after all the ballots were counted, insurance-industry panelists at the 23rd annual Executive Conference tried to make sense of this years election results.

Just a month after all the ballots were counted, insurance-industry panelists at the 23rd annual Executive Conference tried to make sense of this years election results.

Congress is being told that the NFIP has enough funds to pay Sandy claims until middle or late January as the Senate starts work on an aid package for Sandy victims that includes a 50 percent increase in the program's borrowing authority.

Congress is being told that the NFIP has enough funds to pay Sandy claims until middle or late January as the Senate starts work on an aid package for Sandy victims that includes a 50 percent increase in the program's borrowing authority.