The Commercial Insurance Agency of the Year Award program, run for the past eight years exclusively by National Underwriter, is being expanded.

As debate continues on financial services reform legislation in the Senate, the insurance industry will be working to revise regulatory provisions they consider too "bank-centric."

The massive property insurance bill is still being debated on the final day of the Florida legislation session.

Max Capital Group and Harbor Point Limited, announced that their respective shareholders have voted to merge the two firms in a deal valued at $3.5 billion.