Commercial Lines

After initial fear that tax-sharing agreements of surplus-lines taxes could be doomed, there is new optimism that the vast majority of states will enter into some arrangement.

A prominent New York attorney known as the "Queen of Torts" for her defense of top companies like State Farm is tackling a vastly different job — running the $2.78 billion fund to compensate ground zero workers and others who say they were sickened by the Sept. 11, 2001, terror...

The unprecedented flooding along the Mississippi is producing some rarely seen events throughout the Delta basin, but the impact of these events on the commercial side of the property and casualty industry will probably be minimal, say observers.

Progressive Corp. says its April net income increased 6 percent compared to the same month a year ago.

Will a California hotel union demand that employeres use flat instead of fitted sheets cause an increase in workers' comp claims? American Agent & Broker columnist Barry Zalma sounds off on this video from Fox Business News.

Mark your calendars: NU provides highlights of the upcoming Inland Marine Underwriters Association meeting.

The insurance needs of homeowners and businesses will evolve as they upgrade their property with green technology, and agents who can position themselves as knowledgeable on the topic and who check in with clients to discuss renewable-energy investments and exposures will be providing a valuable service to customers—and giving themselves...

Jardine Lloyd Thompson says Alastair Speare-Cole will join JLT Reinsurance Brokers Ltd. as chief executive subject to regulatory approval.