Area insurance brokers were contacting their customers Wednesday following an announcement late Tuesday that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York would provide American International Group an $85 million emergency loan. "The repercussions of a bankruptc

Hudson Insurance Group ("Hudson"), the U.S. Insurance division of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ORH), today announced the formation of an Environmental Products unit to be headquartered in New York City and managed by Stephen L. Porcelli, Senior Vice

A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of "a-" to Ansvar Insurance Limited (Ansvar) (Australia). The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable.

NEW YORK----The Risk and Insurance Management Society and Advisen, Ltd. announce the release of the Broker Services and Remuneration Study as part of the 2008 RIMS Benchmark Survey™ book.

Brokers selling life and health insurance are earning excessive commissions and ultimately the consumer is paying for it in higher premiums. This is the view of Grant Samuel in its analysis of insurer Tower in the midst of Guinness Peat Group's partial t