Commercial Lines

Marsh & McLennan Cos. says its 2011 first-quarter net income jumped 31 percent as its flagship brokerage firms showed solid revenue increases and positive organic growth.

Marsh & McLennan Cos. says its 2011 first-quarter net income jumped 31 percent as its flagship brokerage firms showed solid revenue increases and positive organic growth.

On the last day of the legislative session, lawmakers added a 2.75 percent premium tax on insurance sold by the Montana State Fund to pay for continuing claims for workers injured before July 1990.

On the last day of the legislative session, lawmakers added a 2.75 percent premium tax on insurance sold by the Montana State Fund to pay for continuing claims for workers injured before July 1990.

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. said Monday its first-quarter profit fell 30 percent on smaller investment gains.

Simultaneous reports were released from Willis, Lockton, and Fitch discussing pricing trends, underwriting results, and catastrophe impacts on the commercial insurance market. We help you make sense of it all by providing a summary of each inside.

Hard hats and steel-toed shoes don't usually lead to thoughts of custom boutiques. Yet for many higher-exposure and hard-to-place workers’ compensation accounts, a specialty niche approach to managing risk is a natural evolution.

Amidst news today that 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden had been killed, PropertyCasualty360 compiled this special report on the event by speaking with brokers on how it could affect the insurance market, explaining why TRIA matters more today than ever, and examining social networking's role in measuring terrorism risk.