What does 2010 have in store for the workers' compensation market? The sector can be considered a mix of good and bad news.

In the workers' compensation system, medical case management has typically been either "telephonic" or "field." But today we are seeing a third type: catastrophic international case management.

Agency principals show a clear preference for carriers with better Web portals, according to a survey of more than 250 small commercial agents across the country by analyst firm Novarica.

Eliot Spitzer the former New York governor and attorney general, who used to blister American International Group in press releases, is now hitting the company as a member of the press over a "scandal."

Reversing a five-year trend, airline lead hull and liability premiums on average increased by 7 percent last year, according to Aon insurance brokerage's London office.

A.M. Best Co. has revised its outlook for Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance Group (AMFAM) to negative from stable due in part to its trend of weak operating results.

California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced he will hold a hearing April 28 in San Francisco to investigate "why medical costs are skyrocketing in the workers' compensation system."

The NAIC Executive Committee has voted to appoint a staff designee to the IAIS Executive Committee to bring consistency to NAIC messages to the IAIS.