To say that the insurance industry is not on the same page when it comes to the latest measure in Congress to create a national insurance regulator would be an understatement, as the flood of
o Peter Eastwood, president and chief executive officer of Lexington Insurance in Boston, said: "One does not need a crystal ball to foresee a diminishing demand for property insurance and liability
While this year marks the "Year of the Ox" on the Chinese calendar, participants in the E&S/specialty insurance segment are ushering in 2009 as the "Year of the Underwriter," according to the head of
The transaction does not include First State's specialty and health care programs. Those programs will remain with Hartford. The Hartford, Conn.-based firm said it was shedding a non-core operation
Navigating today's challenging times requires courage and determination. But beyond that, it demands a focus on the common-sense business practices that have been the hallmarks of the insurance
Florida regulators grilled insurance representatives last week over what they were doing to make sure their use of consumer credit scores in auto policy underwriting and pricing does not negatively
We're hearing an awful lot these days about the use of Web 2.0 technologies-wikis, blogs, social networking sites, etc.-by insurance companies who want to widen their customer base or serve existing
The comments by New York Assemblyman Joseph Morelle, D-Irondequoit, on behalf of NCOIL came during a hearing on a federal bill that would require most over-the-counter derivatives to be overseen by
While there has been much talk about how the commercial insurance market is finally poised to harden, there is little evidence of any turnaround in the latest "Market Barometer" survey, which