The National Association of Insurance Commissioners Property & Casualty Committee chairman said the panel will begin exploring how to gather data on insurers' use of credit information to determine premiums.

Consumers' buying and shopping habits have changed. Think about what you do when you're thinking of buying a new product or service. For most people, the research process starts by going to the Internet and searching for that product or service.

Why pay producers 35 percent on new business rather than the 30 percent an agency might pay for renewals?

Only a sliver of non-profits across the country plan to increase hiring in the next 6 months, and half anticipate reducing employee bonuses.