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Legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this month reforming regulation of the surplus lines and reinsurance markets should be part of a more comprehensive measure modernizing oversight of the entire industry.

What can Progressive Insurance do to help its independent agents compete in an increasingly virtual insurance market?

Improving the claim adjustment process hinges on building a fully integrated bridge between the carrier's internal IT system and the independent adjusting firm's system.

An International Accounting Standards Board proposal on how insurers should value their risks has drawn fire from an organization of major life and property & casualty insurance and reinsurance companies.

State insurance commissioners plan to grill the top credit rating agencies as to why the commissioners shouldn't seek other guidance in evaluating insurers' securities holdings, a key regulator said.

An analysis of property insurance trends by two academics suggests that post-disaster property insurance rate regulation actually drives up the prices it purports to control.