Commercial Lines

Arthur J. Gallagher reported 2010 fourth-quarter net income more than doubled over 2009 despite the soft insurance market and lingering effects of the economic downturn.

Arthur J. Gallagher reported 2010 fourth-quarter net income more than doubled over 2009 despite the soft insurance market and lingering effects of the economic downturn.

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has filed a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him that alleges a “personal vendetta” against the owner of a workers’ compensation insurer.

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The Obama administration said it plans to fight a federal district court decision that found the health care reform law unconstitutional, while others maintain the ultimate decision will rest with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter will pay Connecticut $4.25 million to settle anti-trust allegations brought by the state’s attorney general, as both sides declared victory in a lawsuit going back to 2007.

Do Side A D&O policies add value at a time when terms of standard “ABC” policies are getting broader? Mark Paccione of Everest Specialty Underwriters argues that they do, and explains the benefits.

Like the rest of the world, the insurance community is watching events unfold in Egypt and trying to anticipate the implications of this popular uprising.