The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America said four chief executives from leading independent insurance agent carriers will join this year's CEO panel during the association's annual Legislative Conference & Convention.

Revising its estimate upward, Eqecat catastrophe modeling firm said it now estimates economic damage from Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti to be in the low-single-digit billions of dollars.

A property and casualty insurance industry initiative has been launched nationwide to increase independent insurance agencies' use of the real time system.

The restaurant program offers claim- cost- containment measures, workplace safety services and human resource solutions.