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The U.S. insurance industry, both property casualty and life, is urging Brazil to stop restricting reinsurance access to only domestic reinsurers in one of the worlds leading emerging markets for insurance.

The U.S. insurance industry, both property casualty and life, is urging Brazil to stop restricting reinsurance access to only domestic reinsurers in one of the worlds leading emerging markets for insurance.

On the heels of a report from one rating agency showing that U.S. property and casualty results are down for the first nine months of 2011 compared to 2010, another rating agency reports that 2011 third quarter net income for its rated companies, at $1.6 billion, is also down sharply...

The string of catastrophes that wrought so much destructionand caused so many insurer lossesearly in 2011 also spurred the formation of special purpose insurers (SPIs) in Bermuda with 17 formed this year, the largest number to date.

The string of catastrophes that wrought so much destructionand caused so many insurer lossesearly in 2011 also spurred the formation of special purpose insurers (SPIs) in Bermuda with 17 formed this year, the largest number to date.

With the help of William Shatner, State Farm uses a bit of humor to get across its message: Please be careful when frying your turkey this holiday season.