We asked risk managers and their brokers about what they expect will be the biggest challenges in 2013and how they are preparing to respond to them.

Technology has captured the imagination of insurance IT shops and changed the traditional focus. What can we expect in 2013?

The following is a list of advertisers appearing in AA&B during 2012. Numbers in parentheses after the name of an advertiser means its product is only available in certain parts of the country. Please check the map to determine where.

A core component of the survey is the rating of carriers on the factors most important to producers. Producers were asked to rate only carriers with which they were familiar and only on factors that were important to themtherefore providing highly accurate data.

Producers were asked to name the best carriers for the lines of business those producers write. The top carriers for each are shown below (in order) with the most-selected first.

Our biennial Producer Survey, done in partnership with Flasphler Research Group, is a revealing picture of independent agents opinions of U.S. commercial carriers. The survey of 407 independent producers consisted of 35 questions about insurer utilization, performance, perceptions of insurers and related topics. A total of 74 insurers and 19...

In order to easily see how every carrier is perceived relative to other carriers on multiple factors, a Perceptual Map was prepared using some of the key evaluation and selection factors.

Chartis announced that they have added CrisisResponse coverage to aviation policies for corporate customers.