The composite commercial insurance rate index rose 2% in February, according to MarketScout, which does a monthly analysis of various lines.

State-specific factors create a “wide fluctuation” of auto insurance premium rates across the country, making some states’ averages more than double the rates of other states.

Not only do property-casualty insurance industry leaders believe the financial crisis is behind them, but they also believe rates are hardening, a new study finds.

The chief executive of a bankrupt Scranton, Pa., insurance agency who pleaded guilty in connection with a $1.3 million insurance premium theft scheme was sentenced to up to 16 1/2 years in state prison.

Congressional hearings on a proposal to increase fees on Tricare, a lifetime health benefits program for military retirees, are scheduled for March 16.

The Internal Revenue Service is permitting for the first time self-employed people to deduct their Medicare Part B health insurance premiums.

A New York property-casualty insurance trade group doesn’t like two provisions of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget because it could mean increased insurance costs for businesses.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) barred an Independence, Kan., woman after finding she kept part of annual insurance premiums payments.

A hospital group in Rhode Island has filed suit, saying the state’s new health insurance rules seeking to control hospital costs are “rogue actions” hurting its ability to negotiate contracts with insurers.

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty approved multiple rate hikes for Citizens Property Insurance, a major coastal property insurer in the state.