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He noted that, "Lower payrolls and receipts are resulting in lower premiums and severe pressure on expense rates. Insurers and brokers are faced with diminished premium bases before they even

Tuesday in her State of the State Address, Gov. Granholm said, "I call upon every auto insurance company to freeze rate increases for 12 months while the legislature works to enact comprehensive

WASHINGTON--A New York state legislator representing the National Conference of Insurance Legislators called on Congress yesterday to allow states to regulate credit default swaps, saying they are a

New York independent agent groups reacted with concern that compensation disclosure rules proposed by the state's insurance department could become an unworkable burden on producers, but the three

Swiss Re Group said today that to preserve its "AA" rating it is beefing up its capital with an infusion of three billion Swiss francs--$2.6 billion at current exchange rates--from billionaire investor

Liberty Insurance said it received CIRC approval in July to open a Beijing branch, the first branch established by the company in China. The office will offer personal lines products and a wide range