Commercial Lines

Non-life premium growth increased by 2.6 percent in 2012, buoyed by economic expansion in emerging markets and selective price increases in advanced markets that are overriding depressed interest rates, a recent study shows.

A.M. Best Co. says 2012 U.S. P&C company financial impairments fell more in-line with historical trends after a sharp increase the year before.

As many as half of small-business insurance consumers are open to the idea of buying at least one of their property and casualty coverages directly from a carrier over the Internet, a new study by Deloitte has revealed.

If technology has taught us anything over the last decade its that we cant expect things to stay the same indefinitely.

Insurance is estimated to cover about 75 percent of losses caused by record flooding in Alberta, Canada.

Insurers first-quarter underwriting income was $4.6 billion compared to a net loss on underwriting of $100 million during the same time in 2012.