Rate increases for 2012 could head as high as 10 percent if a handful of negative pressures continue to affect insurers' earnings, a financial analyst suggests.

The Federal Insurance Office should studyU.S.rate and policy form regulation and use the federal governments foreign affairs powers to weigh in on international solvency issues, the American Insurance Association says in a comment letter.

The Federal Insurance Office should studyU.S.rate and policy form regulation and use the federal governments foreign affairs powers to weigh in on international solvency issues, the American Insurance Association says in a comment letter.

Bermudas Endurance Specialty Holdings and Argo Group International Holdings have released Thailand-related losses of up to $111.5 million in total.