While commercial-insurance rates are on the rise, other factors could pressure fourth-quarter earnings for specialty and Bermuda insurers, according to an analysts report.

Federal regulators Thursday moved to tighten the regulations governing the small but highly profitable forced-place homeowners insurance marketand more is on the way.

Federal regulators Thursday moved to tighten the regulations governing the small but highly profitable forced-place homeowners insurance marketand more is on the way.

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)....