Personal Lines

The rare weather event of tornadoes touching down in New York City produced no significant insurance losses, according to industry experts.

Allstate ranks the 200 largest U.S. cities with the safest drivers.

Losses from Hurricane Isaac will not be as severe as they were from Hurricane Gustav for Louisiana residents, says the states insurance commissioner.

Losses from Hurricane Isaac will not be as severe as they were from Hurricane Gustav for Louisiana residents, says the states insurance commissioner.

Floridas insurance department says it has approved a plan by the states Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to remove 150,000 homeowners policies to four private-sector companies.

Floridas insurance department says it has approved a plan by the states Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to remove 150,000 homeowners policies to four private-sector companies.

There is near universal agreement that carriers are achieving rate increases for property and casualty business, but analysts and company and brokerage executives struggle to say what can be expected over the long term as the industry appears to be in new territory from a pricing cycle standpoint.

Average rate increases for commercial and personal insurance lines continued their upward push through August rising an additional point over the prior month, says MarketScout.