Insurance Industry News Resources

Advison's Press Room - This website provides daily press releases surrounding the insurance marketplace.

AM Best - A.M. Best Company is a full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial services industries, including the banking and insurance sectors. Policyholders and depositors refer to Best's ratings and analysis as a means of assessing the financial strength and creditworthiness of risk-bearing entities and investment vehicles.  Best's Property & Casualty Center provides the latest news in this sector.

Business Insurance -Business Insurance is a leading periodical for insurance and risk management professionals. The Breaking News section of their website provides a good insight of hot topics in the industry today.

Fitch Ratings - The Fitch Ratings Insurance Group provides ratings and research on insurance and insurance-related companies worldwide. This is a free resource subject to a registration process.

Insurance Information Institute - The mission of the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) is to improve public understanding of insurance -- what it does and how it works.The Insurance Information Institute's Press Release Section provides press releases that surrounding today's insurance marketplace.

MarketScout Barometer - This barometer is compiled by MarketScout, a Dallas, Texas based electronic insurance exchange which underwrites and distributes hundreds of product lines to its 35,000-member agency network across the United States. Over 50 "A" Rated carriers participate in the MarketScout exchange platform.

MarketScout Press & News - This website provides links to insurance related press releases from various resources.

The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Market Index Survey - Every quarter, The Council asks its members to provide up-to-date information on pricing trends, underwriting practices and availability of all commercial property/casualty lines for its Commercial Insurance Market Index. The survey tracks market trends on a region-by-region basis and breaks out the market for small, medium and large accounts.  Click here for CIAB's News