Specialty insurer RLI Corp. says marketplace pricing remains competitive despite recent catastrophe activity worldwide.

As political unrest envelops North Africa and the Middle East, a global-insurance broker says insurers are reviewing their appetite for political coverage at a time when multinational companies should be performing their own review of risk.

Daytona Beach, Fla.-based insurance broker Brown & Brown reports first-quarter net income increased 5 percent, thanks in part to more than $30 million in acquired revenue for the quarter.

AXIS Capital Holdings’ expected financial impact of $285 million from the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami headlines the latest round of loss estimates from Bermuda companies.