New York's top insurance regulator announced he will delay setting new medical malpractice insurance rates, unchanged since 2007, until the state Senate political stalemate ends.

Standard & Poor's lowered its opinion of American International Group after a jury found the company had no claim to more than $4 billion in damages it sought from a company headed by Maurice "Hank" Greenberg.

To more effectively coordinate and grow its Global Technical Services (GTS), Crawford & Company appointed Bill Johnstone to serve in the newly created capacity of senior vice president of GTS for the Americas.

AA&B spoke with Juan Andrade, executive vice president for sales and distribution, about what lies ahead for The Hartford and its independent agent and broker partners.