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Oct. 12 (AP) Hurricane Jova slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 2 storm early Wednesday, swamping beach towns and causing floods in the mountains above.

Hurricane Jova bore down on Mexico's Pacific coast on Tuesday, threatening to hit one of the country's busiest cargo ports and tourist resorts with destructive waves, heavy rainfall and flooding

In a survey of independent agents, Frankenmuth Insurance topped the list of carriers that are easiest to do business with

The first-half results for P&C insurers are in and the results are not very pretty, as the industry reported more than a 71 percent drop in net income.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. sees lower credit losses in the third quarter and said it has no direct exposure to sovereign European debt.

The property and casualty sector should see some premium growth in the third quarter, and rate cutting seems to have slowed or even stopped, according to a Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analysis, but the report says that with the weak economy, we continue to have a dim view on growth...