The American Insurance Association (AIA) said it has received approval to file a brief with Mississippi Supreme Court in support of an insurer's interpretation of excludable flood damage stemming from

A.M. Best Co. said it will downgrade the financial strength rating and the issuer credit rating of Oklahoma City-based American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual Insurance Company. The rating agency cited con

The ongoing credit crisis, combined with increasing exposures for state-backed insurers of last resort, could hamper the ability of these plans to cover losses from a major hurricane this year, a rati

Scott Anderson, owner and executive vice president of Concorde General Agency and a past president of the American Association of Managing General Agents, found this out while fleshing out an idea he

LAS VEGAS--Insurance agents to stay relevant with an increasingly tech-savvy consumer base must update Web sites to offer the type of electronic services these consumers demand, professionals at an ind

The sales focus of insurance companies is moving away from baby boomers and toward generation X and Y buyers, Matthew Josefowicz, director of insurance at Novarica, said at a session yesterday titled

LAS VEGAS--Insurers focusing on younger customers must develop simplified products and rely less on their sales force and more on technology, according to a group of experts speaking here at the ACORD/

Fitch Ratings announced that it expects to assign an "A" rating to the offering. The rating firm said it "expects that the net proceeds from this new senior debt issuance will help redeem the company'