Personal Lines

Allstate insurance companies have requested rate increases for homeowners insurance in Texas due to the risks and realities of weather patterns in Texas, a spokeswoman says.

Allstate insurance companies have requested rate increases for homeowners insurance in Texas due to the risks and realities of weather patterns in Texas, a spokeswoman says.

Insurance rating agency A.M. Best Co. says it has placed Firemans Fund Insurance Cos. under review with negative implications following the downgrade of the issuer credit ratings of parent company Allianz SE.

State Farm Lloyds in Texas is asking an appellate court to rethink an order requiring it to refund $310 million in premiums to policyholders.

State Farm Lloyds in Texas is asking an appellate court to rethink an order requiring it to refund $310 million in premiums to policyholders.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says a recent state Supreme Court decision to reinstate a nearly $93 million class-action judgment against the states last-resort insurer is a potentially devastating event.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says a recent state Supreme Court decision to reinstate a nearly $93 million class-action judgment against the states last-resort insurer is a potentially devastating event.

Missouri regulators say a judge has approved a proposal to allow Missouri Farm Bureau to assume the operations of three insurers made insolvent by the May tornado in Joplin.