Florida and Louisiana have reduced the number of high-risk policyholders covered by their state-run property insurers of last resort since 2008 while still leaving non-coastal property owners vulnerable.

Low investment yields and tight regulatory standards together may spell lower profits for the global insurance industry and higher prices for policyholders, a just-released Swiss Re report warns.

Health insurance agents and brokers are mobilizing to persuade Congress to get producer commissions out of health insurance minimum medical loss ratio (MLR) calculations.

Industry groups reiterated their support for a National Conference of Insurance Legislators' proposal to implement a new surplus lines law, rather than a competing National Association of Insurance Commissioners' proposal.