State Farm is in a strong reserve position, which may restrain the company from seeking aggressive rate increases, but two industry observers were at odds on the overall impact that may have on personal-lines rate increases in general.

A federal judge ruled that Federal Insurance Co. will have to cover defense costs of Gerald A. Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant coach accused of molesting children, under a professional-liability policy.

A call by Floridas governor to create a federal catastrophe-wind fund probably amounts to nothing more than wishful thinking, as Congress shows no inclination to pass such legislation, a state-association director says.

A call by Floridas governor to create a federal catastrophe-wind fund probably amounts to nothing more than wishful thinking, as Congress shows no inclination to pass such legislation, a state-association director says.

Insurance broker Marsh has launched a cyber-insurance-policy enhancement to deal with losses stemming from a failure of a cloud-service provider.

Insurance broker Marsh has launched a cyber-insurance-policy enhancement to deal with losses stemming from a failure of a cloud-service provider.

State Farm and Ford Motor Co. are rolling out a program through which drivers can utilize the auto-makers technology to send odometer readings directly to the carrierand be rewarded with lower premiums if their mileage is kept down.

It has been a few weeks since Facebook faltered out of the gate in its initial public offering (IPO)and while the multiple lawsuits claiming improprieties will take a while to work through the legal process, coverage changes may be coming.