Personal Lines

With global gross written premium for the property and casualty insurance industry standing at $1.15 trillion, the United States still ranks number one in gross written premium, but expansion of the marketplace remains a challenge for insurers, according to Aon Benfield.

As a beleaguered Texas continues to battle new outbreaks of wildfires across the state, the Insurance Council of Texas says losses could reach a quarter-billion dollars as home losses rise to close to 2,000.

Catastrophe risk modeler Risk Modeler Solutions has weighed in on how much Hurricane Irene will cost the insurance industry.

To send a "thank you" to the heroes of Sept. 11, 2001 and donate funds to fallen firefighters, State Farm teamed with director Spike Lee to film a moving tribute.

Berkshire Hathaway has hired a second hedge fund manager to help run the company's investment portfolio and prepare for what it described as the eventual retirement of 81-year-old billionaire Warren Buffett.

Mayor Michael Bloombergs handling of Hurricane Irene has boosted his overall approval rating to 54 percent, up from 45 percent on July 27, according to a survey released today by Quinnipiac University.