The present commissioner, Democrat James Long, who has held his post since 1985, is retiring. He has endorsed Mr. Goodwin, who is currently an assistant insurance commissioner. Mr. Goodwin has also se

Future property-casualty merger and acquisition activity will be defined largely by the overall premium rate environment, with the softening market prompting more carriers to seek growth via

Future property-casualty merger and acquisition activity will be defined largely by the overall premium rate environment, with the softening market prompting more carriers to seek growth via takeovers

Christian Rataj, western state affairs manager for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), said the bill was initially introduced as a health insurance matter. "And then someon

Peter Dailey, director of atmospheric science at AIR Worldwide Corporation, said that every year since 1995, the Atlantic Ocean has been warmer than average, and that trend will likely continue for at

NEW YORK--Insurers have become too reliant on catastrophe models when deciding which risks should be cancelled and which ones are acceptable, a pioneer in the modeling field told an industry gathering

The New York State Insurance Department's Web site, which won the 2002 "Best of the Web" award from the Rockefeller Institute of Government, has been redesigned with an eye toward ease of use and grea

Michael Fallon, vice president, director of corporate finance for Liberty Mutual, said that after the late 90s, M&A activity fell off as the market hardened. Rates went up, he said, and companies grew