The insurance industry is lauding the new trade pact reached between the U.S. and South Korean governments.

There is a new property insurance bill in the works in Florida--one that insurers hope will gain the support of new Gov. Rick Scott.

If someone needs to be away for a while, but is coming back, is their home considered vacant? Perhaps a college instructor who is teaching a four-month course in another state, or someone who makes extended visits to a second property.

While mergers and acquisitions activity has been more talk than action for the Bermuda market lately, A.M. Best said conditions are ripe for business to pick up in this area.