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DRIVERS, expect a reprieve from escalating motor insurance premiums this year. Motor insurance companies, now in a healthier state following consecutive years of rising premiums, are likely to impose only marginal increases, the General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) said yesterday when it released its performance figures for last year.

A proposal to allow property-insurance companies to raise homeowners rates without regulatory approval passed a first House committee Wednesday and was amended to include much of an insurance industry wish list.

Fed Official: Bank Regulators Should Oversee Insurance Cos

A proposal to allow property-insurance companies to raise homeowners rates without regulatory approval passed a first House committee Wednesday and...

Richmond-based insurance brokerage Thomas Rutherfoord Inc. has sold its business to Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal will nearly double Marsh & McLennan’s business, the companies said today. Rutherfoord, which employs more than 300 people in 10 offices, has annual revenue of $81 million. Its acquisition boosts Marsh & McLennan’s revenue to $171 ...

As Congress nears its historic showdown on health reform, a new state-by-state survey highlights how middle-class Americans were hit by the insurance crisis even before the worst of the recession took hold.

With Rep. Dennis Kucinich coming out now FOR the Senate health insurance bill going through the House, many Progressives are yelling "sell out". My question...

The American Insurance Association spent $320,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on financial regulatory reform, disaster planning and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.

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WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has named Louisiana Congressman Charlie Melancon its 2010 Legislator of the Year.