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Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., will address the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America's annual National Legislative Conference on April 30, the organization said.

A bill that sought to criminalize incentives that might be paid to claim handlers for denying claims in Colorado failed to make it out of the state's House of Representatives.

Zurich Financial Services Group said Mike Kerner, 43, was named chief executive officer of global corporate in North America, assuming a role held on an interim basis by Mario Vitale, the CEO of global corporate.

Revenues for the U.S. insurance brokers and agencies industry should begin picking up by the second quarter of next year and expand by 3.4 percent per year over the five years ending 2014, according to a business research firm.

For the growing number of aging workers, employers should modify the workplace, engage the workforce, institute wellness programs, and tailor jobs for older workers to avoid costly workers' compensation claims, a medical expert said.

A U.S. District Court recently found Teresa R. Gallop guilty of seven counts of insurance fraud related to health care.