Zurich has appointed Ty R. Sagalow as executive vice president and chief innovation officer of their North America Commercial Marketing unit. Sagalow will oversee North America Commercial's strategic product development initiatives in the

New York-based Standard & Poor's changed its rating outlook for personal lines insurers to negative last month, indicating that ratings downgrades are expected to outpace upgrades over the next

Delivering bad news for directors and officers liability insurers who cover defendants in securities suits, studies show the number of class actions jumped 19 percent in 2008, and that large

The firm, which provides mortgage, retirement income, life and long-term care, Medicare and supplement insurance products as well as related financial and wellness advisory services revealed the step