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The Vermont Captive Insurance Association held another successful conference this week. Here are the key takeaways from Burlington (as well as golf highlights).

Maybe Willis Group Holdings Ltd.'s CEO Joseph Plumeri should become a real estate broker too. Read as he reveals his success at landing the Sears Tower.

Behind the $1.8 billion quarterly profit is a 19 percent hit to net premiums.

Desktop tethers and security issues mean a go-slow approach with regard to the latest tech trends like cloud computing and social networking sites.

CPCU Society President Marvin Kelly wants to attract a younger, more diverse audience to the society meeting, and to insurance in general.

Cutting expenses helps margins at brokerage business, so would "level playing field" for commissions.

Profits jump at one Bermuda carrier, Endurance, while another, Arch, takes an income hit. The difference? Investments.

Second-quarter brokerage results solid but contingent commissions again sure to become an issue.

Incidental absences from work cost employers $40 billion each year, but managing them can be a headache for HR.

Willis' Chairman and CEO Joe Plumeri blasts Stanford plaintiffs for chasing deep-pocketed defendant.

Some the world's foremost researchers on terrorists share insights with the insurance industry about the current state of danger in the United States.

Plaintiffs' attorneys allege the brokerage aided and abetted Allen Stanford's Ponzi schemes.

Both companies exceeed analysts' estimates on earnings and are positioned for long-term market-share improvement.

Ratings agency A.M. Best revises how it examines carriers' catastrophe exposures, stresses risk management and data quality.

July reinsurance renewals are mostly flat for working non-CAT layers, and a reinsurance exec believes reinsurers will maintain their discipline and rates will harden in earnest in due time.