"We are pleased to welcome Terry to the First Mercury team," Richard H. Smith, First Mercury chairman and chief executive officer, said in a statement. "His experience in the insurance industry and li

The U.S. International Trade Commission ( ITC ) has begun an investigation titled Property and Casualty Insurance Services: Competitive Conditions In Foreign Markets. The ITC will provide the U.S. Trade Representative an overview of global and

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) expects commercial lines property-casualty rates to continue to drop, changing their initial prediction that they would be stable. This decision was a result of the continuing decline in pricing for

The Independent Agents & Broker of America has published a new version of "Best Practices Guide to Agency Business Processes and Information Management." This replaces two earlier guides. The guide allows agencies to self-assess