The Department of Transportation plans to hold a top-level meeting on distracted driving in September, according to a safety advocate who was invited to participate. David Teater, a spokesman for the National Safety Council, a nonprofit advocacy group, said the Transportation ... [full story]

As the insurance industry navigates through increased and never-ending change, some common challenges are surfacing among independent agents. Among them: • How do we continue to grow in the soft market? • How do we compete in the current environment? • How ... [full story]

Insurers may be turning the corner in this struggling economy as we enter the second half of the year, one of the industry’s top technology analysts says. “What we see in the results of our second quarter study is the ... [full story]

The average cost of vehicle collision repairs in the second quarter declined by 3 percent compared with the same 2008 period, a data and solutions provider reported. San Diego-based Mitchell International Inc. said the decrease was due to recession-related factors. The ... [full story]