CPAs, doctors, lawyers and architects do it. Maybe it's time for independent insurance agents to hold themselves to higher, more codified professional standards and accountability.

A March 11 verdict in McLean County, Ill. left a handful of companies charged with a total of $90 million in damages, the second highest amount ever in a mesothelioma case.

Competition has broken out over ownership of American International Group securities held by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York—and AIG is demanding that a decision be made soon so it can get the matter behind it.

Florida domestic insurers HomeWise Insurance Co. and First Home Insurance Co. say they will merge.