Regional personal-lines carriers have an edge over national companies when it comes to overall agency-insurer relationship satisfaction, according to a three-state survey.

Regional personal-lines carriers have an edge over national companies when it comes to overall agency-insurer relationship satisfaction, according to a three-state survey.

Modest property and casualty rate increases will benefit the industry more than true a hard market because they are more palatable to clients, says the chairman, president and chief executive of insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

A survey of property and casualty insurance brokers lends further evidence that rates are continuing to move upward, but experts still doubt whether a hard market is on the way, and some question the current environments momentum.

Insurers are becoming cautious about covering flights in and out of Syria, and Aon is advising its clients to contact the broker first before flying to the country.

Insurers are becoming cautious about covering flights in and out of Syria, and Aon is advising its clients to contact the broker first before flying to the country.

Wards analyzed the financial performance of 3,000 P&C insurers domiciled in the United States and identified the top 50 performers in terms of safety and consistency screens and achieved superior performance over the five years analyzed.

Leonard C. Brevik, the executive vice president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, has resigned.