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Amidst a recovering economy and a struggling jobs market, the question is, what will the job landscape be for the insurance industry in 2011?

Bank owned insurance brokerage firms saw brokerage fee income over the first three quarters of 2010 rise 7 percent over 2009 to a record $9.7 billion, with a property and casualty firm topping the list, according to the latest market report.

Willis Group Holdings said its fourth quarter net income rose 20 percent based on new business and strong retentions, but its chief executive said modest growth is not acceptable and the firm is pushing a plan aimed at strengthening growth in the future.

London-headquartered insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced a series of management changes in its reinsurance, wholesale and placement divisions.

PropertyCasualty360.com's Agent & Broker Channel Editor Laura M. Toops is twittering every day about breaking news and timely topics — not to…

American Family Mutual Insurance Company Chief Operating Officer Jack Salzwedel will become the Madison, Wisc.-based insurer's chairman and chief executive late this year.