Personal Lines

The National Flood Insurance Program is operating on a temporary reauthorization that expires Friday as Washington continues to play winner-take-all politics.

Progressive Direct has agreed to pay a $125,000 fine to Massachusetts because the automobile insurer told consumers it had used credit information to determine rates.

Progressive Direct has agreed to pay a $125,000 fine to Massachusetts because the automobile insurer told consumers it had used credit information to determine rates.

In such an eventful year, with dozens of compelling stories as strong contenders, determining the Top 10 of 2011 was no easy task. But, after a lot of laborand internal debatewe feel the final list weve put together successfully captures the essential news of the past 12 months.

In such an eventful year, with dozens of compelling stories as strong contenders, determining the Top 10 of 2011 was no easy task. But, after a lot of laborand internal debatewe feel the final list weve put together successfully captures the essential news of the past 12 months.

A hard market now would be purely for the purpose of price gouging buyers of insurance, particularly commercial-lines insureds, according to an Americans for Insurance Reform report that says the industrys little understood economic cycle has been used to victimize policyholders for 35 years.

A hard market now would be purely for the purpose of price gouging buyers of insurance, particularly commercial-lines insureds, according to an Americans for Insurance Reform report that says the industrys little understood economic cycle has been used to victimize policyholders for 35 years.

Congress appears ready to pass a short-term National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization by midnight tonight, according to insurance-industry lobbyists, who add that a long-term extension is still in play.