In a report focusing mostly on the energy-insurance market, insurance broker Willis took time to discuss the global insurance-pricing cycle, stating a market turn, which many feel is already beginning, is not necessarily guaranteed to occur just yet.

The largest of Texas 2011 wildfires, the Bastrop fire, is now expected to cause $325 million in insured losses, up from previous estimates of $250 million, according to the Insurance Council of Texas.

A long-discussed technology program, aimed at attacking the competitive edge direct writers hold over independent agents in personal lines, is becoming a reality with the launch of the Consumer Agent Portal.