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Having joined Markel Corp. when the specialty insurer bought Alterra Capital Holdings, Bryan Sanders has been appointed president of Markel Wholesale.

An insurance provision in the U.S. farm bills proposed by the House and Senate could have corn, soybean, and wheat farmers making more money in a bad year, such as during a drought, than in a good year, an environmental group said.

Speed-to-market and flexibility are common phrases heard when insurance carriers discuss the end of their legacy systems and the beginning of a modern insurance platform. Great American went live with Oceanwide's Bridge solution in May 2012 and discusses the process and the results so far.

Speed-to-market and flexibility are common phrases heard when insurance carriers discuss the end of their legacy systems and the beginning of a modern insurance platform. Great American went live with Oceanwide's Bridge solution in May 2012 and discusses the process and the results so far.

A number of issues dominate the list of criticisms found on U.S. insurance market conduct exams, from claims-handling to licensing and underwriting.

The Workers Compensation Research Institute has released a series of new studies measuring the performance of 16 different state Workers Compensation systems.