The independent insurance agent and broker channel is alive and well nationally, especially in New York, where it grabbed a bigger market share than the national average, according to a trade group.

A New York-based national provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services acquired an Arizona-based property-casualty brokerage.

Rates for workers’ compensation coverage in the U.S. rose 1% in June, marking the only property-casualty line to show an increase in rates for the month, according to MarketScout.

Florham Park, N.J.-based ADP Statewide Insurance has launched a new website at www.adpinsurance.com.

A bipartisan bill providing broader workers’ compensation coverage to previously ineligible business entities in Pennsylvania was signed by Gov. Tom Corbett last week.

Legislation proponents say will improve Pennsylvania’s tort climate passed the state’s House June 26 in a 116-83 vote, and is headed to Gov. Tom Corbett’s desk for his signature.

A bipartisan bill providing broader workers’ compensation coverage to previously ineligible business entities in Pennsylvania unanimously passed the House in a 195-0 vote.

DSF Wealth Management Group of Bridgeville, Pa., has spun off The Gleason Agency’s financial services division, Gleason Financial, in response to the sale of its property-casualty and employee benefits divisions in January to Arthur J. Gallagher.

A New Jersey-based insurance brokerage, Bollinger, has acquired another New Jersey-based company, offering it additional access into the Northeast.

Lapsed car insurance policies can lead to up to a 12% increase in insurance rates, according to a new analysis.