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Commercial property-casualty rates continue their slide, with few lines other than property-catastrophe showing any sign of hardening in the first quarter, the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers

MFX, which supplies technology and IT outsourcing solutions, has signed a deal with C.V. Starr and Company, Inc., for a comprehensive application service provider solution to handle its policy,

A favorable stock market, rising yields and milder catastrophes are likely to help industry earnings, despite a slight increase in mortality over the year before, says Andrew Kligerman, an analyst

Investment income spike helps offset record catastrophe

"Excess capacity, higher interest rates and favorable underwriting results will continue to support a soft market for the balance of 2006, barring any unusual or cataclysmic events," said MarketScout

Lloyd's reported a 2005 pretax loss of $181 million--a big difference from the profit of $1.5 billion for the previous year, but not too bad considering last year's record storm season, according to