The numbers reported in the "2005 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries" represent the third-lowest level since the bureau started tracking workplace fatalities, according to Edwin G. Foulke Jr., the

WASHINGTON--An agents group said a study has shown that contingency commission payments are key to keeping the independent agency system in place and ensuring the survival of smaller and midsize insure

According to an assurance document filed with the agreement, St. Paul Travelers paid the contingent commissions to big brokers who were part of a system that steered customers to major insurers who

WASHINGTON--The Professional Insurance Agents of America has joined the chorus of property-casualty insurance agents critical of St. Paul Travelers' agreement last week to stop paying contingent compen

The study, "The Economic Consequences of Voluntary Quality Certification Programs," was conducted by Robert Klein and Martin Grace of Georgia State University's Center for Risk Management and

WASHINGTON--A Treasury Department official said the agency is taking an increased interest in insurance matters, but has yet to determine what steps should be taken to bring regulation of the U.S. mark

The unanimous decision by the Houston-based Fourteenth Court of Appeals overturned a trial court verdict and found that Exxon was not liable for an employee's wife's exposure to asbestos because the r

The framework being advanced comes from the Real Estate Roundtable, a consortium including the leaders of top public and privately-held real estate ownership, development, lending and management firms