Insurance benchmarking and best practices consulting firm Ward Group has released its list of the top 50 performing insurance companies for 2006. The "Ward's 50" is an annual analysis of the
The acceleration of prescription drug costs for workers' compensation systems and other payers is finally showing signs of moderating, the National Council on Compensation Insurance reports in a study
Court finds liability policy's definition of `authorized agent' is unambiguousAn accounting firm bought a professional liability insurance policy from a broker's subagent. The broker obtained the policy through a managing general agent. The
Federal legislation mandating uniform rules for surplus lines carriers and brokers was heartily endorsed last week by industry witnesses testifying at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on
Allstate, which already has restricted the sale of homeowners policies in many hurricane-vulnerable areas, said last week it will no longer insure earthquake damage for some 352,000 policyholders
According to Newark, Calif.-based RMS, the latest versions represent a significant advancement in the quantification of seismic risk for the eastern U.S. and Canada, implementing third-generation mode
Allstate Insurance, which has stopped writing coverage for homeowners in many hurricane-vulnerable areas, said yesterday they will no longer cover earthquake damage wherever they are legally allowed t
Brokers may be found liable for damages to third-party 'intended beneficiaries' Here is an unusual California case that an agents organization has been trying to get "depublished" so it can't be cited as precedent.
Kristina Baldwin, regional manager for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), based in Albany, said the legislation designed to protect against identity theft is not relevant for
Producers, like most professionals, have different levels of technical sophistication, yet the general public might not recognize the need for such knowledge-based sophistication when they buy