Washington--Besides financial restructuring, reform of the National Flood Insurance Program must include updating flood plain maps used to set premium rates and home purchase requirements, witnesses to

"At first we were trying to be sensitive regarding Charley, but now we are beyond that point. We need to clean it up. We need to get property owners to get moving forward. They are either going to

The Main Street America Group has launched Personal Lines Quick Quote, an online quoting system that allows independent agent-customers to obtain home-owners and personal auto new-business quotes dire

Every insurance carrier has a slightly unique view of the world, according to Craig Weber, senior analyst in the insurance practice for Celent. That view often is based on the data carriers have acqui