MarketScout says the composite rate for commercial insurance placed in the U.S. in May was up 4 percent compared to the same month a year ago.

Large lobbying expenditures by P&C insurance companies in 2011 predictably focused on catastrophe issues and on pursuing legal reform, according to data released by SNL Financial.

A concern shared by the major insurance-consulting firms clients is the impact recent and ongoing regulatory actions will have on the industry, including the move toward a more international accounting standard; the work that is continuing as a result of Dodd-Frank; and other changes that may be introduced by the...

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