Nevada has launched a nationwide recruitment search to replace Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper who resigned effective June 2.

A meeting of New York legislators and insurance industry groups led to no solution of coastal property owners' insurance issues, but may have underscored divisions between agents and insurers, said persons attending the meeting.

The Senate has readied some backup legislation designed to ensure that the National Flood Insurance Program doesn't lapse after its current authorization expires May 31.

Ease of doing business has proven to be a great strategy for carriers, so I find carriers more tuned into the concerns of their agents than ever before.