The American International Group bonus payments' controversy is continuing with Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, expanding his demands for information from the Treasury Department.

Legislation will be introduced in the House repealing the antitrust exemption afforded health and medical liability insurers through the McCarran-Ferguson Act.

Allstate is denying a charge by an agent group that it has a goal of eliminating more than 3,000 agents in three-to-five years.

With apologies to Punxsutawney Phil, the economy has been seeing its shadow for well over two years now. It's also been a long winter for the insurance industry, and it's about time we had some springtime weather around here.