Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Employers Security Holding Company and subsidiaries in a transaction valued at approximately $14.9 million, including the assumption of $2.9 million in

HARTFORD, Conn.----As the Midwest battles some of the worst flooding in recent memory, insurance agents are busy answering questions about flood insurance – questions that are best addressed before a stressful situation develops.

Mortgage brokers are laying off staff, giving the hard sell on insurance products and cold-calling past clients as they battle to survive a slowdown in housing transactions and the drying up of credit.

Kiplinger's Retirement Planning 2008, published in the Fall issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance, includes this advice for seekers of long term care insurance: "TIP // For help finding a policy, check out LTC Financial Partners ; 866-471-4072, which i

The April 2008 edition of trucking insurance industry journal, The Roemer Report, cites results from recent study conducted by Virginia Tech and funded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.