Eventually, the connection between insurance carriers and the independent agents that sell their products will become simpler, but until the two sides agree on whats best for each of themindividually and collectivelythere remains a level of complexity in distribution management, according to Deb Smallwood, founder of Strategy meets Action (SMA)....

Convicted child abuser Gerald Sandusky and his homeowners insurer, State Farm, settled on a lawsuit brought by the insurer to have a judge declare the company has no obligation to defend the former Penn State University assistant football coach.

Bond insurer MBIA Inc said on Thursday that New York's decision to prevent it from making an interest payment on a series of notes does not mean it cannot meet its financial obligations.

A Florida district-court judge again denied an injunction that would halt implementation of Floridas personal injury protection reform law signed in May last year.