The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has carved out a reputation for pro-business rulings in a series of important decisions. In its recently ended term, the ...

New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo said Monday a revival of the defunct New York Insurance Exchange could happen as early as next year. Dinallo, in a telephone ...

Sustainability risks are one of the most critical emerging risk areas of the 21st century and actuaries will need to develop mitigation and financing strategies for handling ...

Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies have expanded its Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) program for small and mid-size business ...

PartnerOne Environmental -- Beacon Hill Associates' underwriting division -- has partnered with ACE Westchester to offer four new environmental insurance products for agents ...

North Texas-based national wholesale insurance brokerage Insential Inc. has named new vice president/brokers for its operations in the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest ...

Massachusetts lawmakers have approved legislation converting the state's liquor liability insurer of last resort into a competitive mutual insurance company offering liquor ...

Pennsylvania homeowners may be entitled to a reduction in their homeowners' insurance premiums, thanks to The Mortgage Property Insurance Coverage Act that Gov. Rendell signed ...

Hub International Limited reported that Hub International Northeast has acquired the assets of United Benefit Consulting, Inc. (UBC), a Long Island, N/Y.--based firm ...

The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. has landed a $5 million grant from the Starr Foundation. The money will be used to fund the directorship of Clark's research ...

TAPCO Underwriters, Inc., a Burlington, North Carolina-based excess and surplus lines managing general agency, is now offering its products and proprietary quoting and binding ...

Fairfax, Virginia-based insurance agency Johnson & Strachan Inc. hired Chip Henson as a property and casualty sales executive. Henson previously worked as a senior sales ...

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler has named Carolyn H. Henneman as associate commissioner to oversee the Insurance Fraud Division, which investigates and ...

When high winds from tornados and severe storms hit, a house's garage door can be a weak point. And sometimes if a garage door goes, it can be the first step in a ...

Rockhill Insurance Company announced its recent acquisition of National Environmental Coverage Corporation (NECC), a company that underwrites environmental insurance coverage. ...

Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, today announced the appointment of. Jessica M. Frankovich to Inland Marine underwriting ...

The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol says it issued more than 5,000 tickets over the Fourth of July weekend. The counting period began at 6 p.m. July 3 and ended late July ...

Progressive is introducing an optional car insurance program in Alabama that offers lower rates on vehicles that are driven in less risky ways. The behavior-based insurance ...

Houston, Texas-based underwriter, SureTec, named Jay Edenfield as vice president in charge of southeast operations in its new Tampa office. Edenfield has over 25 years of ...

Harleysville Insurance has appointed Gilbert M. Benjamin as regional president of its Southeast operation. In this position, he is responsible for the underwriting, agency ...

Ray L. Thomas and Sheldon I. Oster, founders of Houston-based Bunker Hill Insurance Agency Inc. and Shel-Ray Underwriters Inc., are retiring. L. Byron Way, currently executive ...

The Gibraltar Group, a full-service insurance firm based in Lubbock, Texas, announced that Brandt Beal has been promoted to president of the firm and Ralph Beal has been ...

McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT) reported that Steve Cagle has joined its Dallas office as a specialist in the employee benefits group. Prior to joining MHBT, Cagle ...

As gas prices soar to more than $4 per gallon in Idaho, many residents are driving less, according to the Department of Insurance. Many people have started carpooling or using ...

Ontario, Calif.-based Alpha Risk Insurance Services acquired Pacific Way Insurance Services, also of Ontario. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Pacific Way was ...

California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and District Attorney Rod Pacheco sued TXI International, a Riverside, Calif.-based cement plant, for exposing people to the ...

Heffernan Insurance Brokers has launched a new human resources consulting program and appointed Lisa Banducci leader of its new service offering. Banducci will work out of ...

Bellevue, Wash.-based Baldwin Resource Group is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a professional services firm, providing services and resources to business and individuals ...

Suzanne M. Guyan has joined CompPartners, a workers' compensation, disability, and group health managed care organization based in Irvine, Calif., as director of product ...

American International Group, Inc. reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, AIG General Insurance Company China Limited, headquartered in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China, ...

The European Union and India said on Monday they were committed to a world trade deal that takes account of services as well as agriculture and industrial goods. A joint ...

Munich Reinsurance Co. of Africa - the largest reinsurer in Sub-Saharan Africa - posted positive underwriting results for 2007. MRoA announced a 25.4 percent increase in ...

The Navigators Group, Inc. has launched underwriting operations in Sweden through its new underwriting agency, NUAL AB, and has opened a Stockholm office. The office, under ...

Ontario, Ca. Alpha Risk Insurance Services acquired Pacific Way Insurance Services in Ontario, California on June 20th, terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Pacific ...