The National Association of Insurance Commissioners says it has named former Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson as its new chief executive officer.

Becoming an insurance agent can be a life-changing event for some, especially when the opportunity turns into a calling. The following six producers may have come into the business for different reasons, but theyre each staying in the industry for the same: to improve the lives of others.

Cyber insurance maintained its double-digit premium-volume growth in 2012, with capacity high, pricing competitive and buyers increasingly willing to pull the trigger on both third- and first-party coverage. Thanks to a proliferation of data breaches, an ever-increasing number of regulations around the protection of private information, and the growing availability...