The National Conference of Insurance Legislators said its upcoming March meeting will keep its focus on fighting proposals in Washington for legislation to create a federal insurance unit.

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC said it has acquired the Haake Companies insurance agency. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Munich Re reported fourth-quarter profit jumped 591 percent, helped by the combination of improvements in its investment portfolio and extraordinarily low natural catastrophe losses.

Mike Lancashire, vice president of claims and integrated customer solutions at Main Street America, discusses the claim technology selection process, what he would have done differently, and the traits he looks for in a vendor.