RLI Corp. said that it will acquire Contractors Bonding Insurance Co. through an acquisition of its holding company, Data and Staff Service Co. for approximately $137 million in cash.

As insurers become more familiar with the power of analytics technologies, they continue to look for new opportunities to further leverage capabilities, making claims triage a logical next step.

Easterle Mattes is hired as vice president of Meadowbrook Insurance Agency.

A proposed federal regulation will require health insurers to publicly disclose that they are seeking rate increases of 10 percent or more in the individual and small group markets.