Personal Lines

The property and casualty insurance industry got hit hard with losses in 2011, but the prospect of a return to underwriting discipline and improved earnings in 2012 leads Fitch Rating Service to give the industry a stable outlook.

What started as an option for high-net-worth homes in Florida has quickly grown to 30 markets with plans to expand more.

Had Japan been more fully insured for earthquakes, 2011 would have set a record for insured catastrophe losses. As it stands, 2011 will see approximately $108 billion in insured manmade and natural catastrophe losses, second only to 2005, when insured catastrophe losses reached $123 billion, according to a Swiss Re...

Progressive Corp. says net income for the month of November shot up 13 percent to $124.7 million.

The House last night passed a five-year National Flood Insurance Program extension as part of a larger, controversial bill extending some tax cuts while also seeking budget cuts.

After reviewing a fatal accident that occurred more than a year ago, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for a nationwide ban on the non-emergency use of personal-electronic devices while driving.