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Florida Commission certifies AIR’s latest models for residential and commercial residential properties in the state.

New York Senator calls for FEMA to penalize insurers leaving the region.

Net gains reflect premium growth, increases in reserve releases and a decline in weather-related catastrophe losses, according to ISO data.

Workers' compensation has been the worst-performing segment among major commercial lines for some time, the rating agency says, but is set to improve over the remainder of the year.

Customers are much more likely to stay with an insurer through a price change if they are notified of it and given an explanation in advance, according to a new study from J.D. Power and Associates.

Insurer seeks more configurability, direct access with new payroll and talent management software.

Sixty percent of large U.S. insurers currently offer discounts through telematics programs.

The fallout surrounding the U.S. criminal probe of his company dampens Ebix Chairman and CEO Robin Raina's recent hot streak.

Workers' comp carrier seeks to improve risk selection, pricing accuracy with predictive modeling component of InsureRight.

Insured losses from the last two months for the insurer reach nearly $550 million.

Annual survey from Guy Carpenter finds use of direct reinsurers and intermediaries increased; top challenge for insurers is maintaining rate levels.

Ratings, underwriting, policy administration, claims and billing platforms included in purchase of InsuranceSuite.

INN also announces the launch of its Women in Insurance Leadership microsite and a new monthly program highlighting female leaders in the insurance industry.

PURE, a personal lines insurer, created a pre-fill capability for auto insurance quoting by integrating external data with its existing policy administration solution, which enabled the company to streamline the application process and improve cross-sell with homeowners.

Surveys from Towers Watson and IIS describe global insurance executives’ concerns and find much consistency across nations.

The insurer's vice chairman responds directly to a regulator's claim that insurers use captives to alleviate capital requirements.

iGATE aims to improve operational efficiencies with new policy administration system.

Advancing women to the top may be a journey, but how to do so is no longer a mystery. New research points to four principles that can help just about any company.

LifeApply designed to provide flexibility to respond to carrier’s business needs.

Mandates to conserve fuel, curb emissions and increase service levels are driving adoption, according to ABI Research.

As businesses set out to use more analytics to interact with consumers across an average of 3.6 channels, data quality becomes increasingly important, according to a recent report.

Every month INN will talk to a leader about her leadership style, challenges she faces as a woman in insurance and how she overcomes them. Deadline to submit - July 10th

Sixty-seven percent of recently surveyed insurers are currently addressing core systems modernization, and 54 percent said finding a trusted partner with an integrated solution platform is important.

The insurer's "technology-driven business strategy" is an ongoing effort to inspire innovative ideas that help build strategic business platforms.

State insurance regulators were among those who attended a private meeting hosted by the Federal Housing Finance Agency about alleged kickbacks and price gouging.

Concerns among agents center around potentially declining commissions and market share, plus increasing requirements for technology and training, according to SMA survey.

Superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services wants a countrywide halt on captive insurance deals, claiming states are allowing the use of risky collateral.

The Philadelphia Contributionship purchases processing solution in an attempt to modernize policy administration and core business operations.

The specialty insurer can now mine event data from various business solutions, correlate that information and present it to various stakeholders.

Small agencies are growing faster than their larger counterparts, in part because of greater investments in mobility and other technologies, according to a new survey from Vertafore.

FIO emphasizes global responsibilities and opportunity for growth.

Comply solution designed to enable insurers to manage risk by automating regulatory change management processes.

Board members should raise nine critical questions when discussing technology strategy with IT and business managers.

Specialty insurance unit now has people in Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta after bringing on staff from insurers including AIG and CNA, according to former AIG executive.

Economic Scenario Generator will provide the interface for SunGard's risk management and modeling software.

Insurer invests in an attempt to combine data from several entities for accurate, consolidated data view.

CIOs are in no hurry to hire new staff over the next 12 months, according to Janco Associates.

Additional services such as grief counseling and coverage coordination result in more business, recommendations and positive perception, according to LIMRA survey.

Life insurer to use Elixir North America’s policy administration system, new business and underwriting solutions.

General liability is most likely to be purchased online, workers’ comp is the least likely, according to a new study from Deloitte; majority of shoppers expect modest discounts.

Latest version could enable producers to purchase supplemental coverage; bill moves onto the U.S. House of Representatives next week.

Towers Watson survey finds prices overall have been increasing for 9 consecutive quarters.

United Fire Group has selected the Jarus Mobile solution for the implementation of self-service mobile applications for its agents and policyholders.

The Affordable Care Act has had the unintended effect of boosting developing private exchanges markets where uninsured consumers compare and purchase high-deductible health insurance plans (HDHPs), according to Aite Group. As a result, the U.S. has 75 million HDHP consumers who have a serious reason to be more price-sensitive than traditionally insured consumers, the research firm said in its report, “Transparency in Healthcare: A New Market.”

Osterman Research outlines five basic guidelines for long-term management of archived information that, while not comprehensive, aim at keeping organizations covered from risk and working with data during transitions.

The Association of Professional Insurance Women recognized the Guy Carpenter & Company LLC Global Chief Economist & Risk Strategist at an award ceremony on Tuesday, June 4.

ABI Research outlines radical changes to the auto insurance industry in a new report.

Low interest rates continue to weigh on the annuity industry, but sales of deferred income annuities increased 150 percent compared to last year and set a fifth-consecutive record high in Q1 2013, according to the “Beacon Research Fixed Annuity Premium Study.” Overall, income annuity sales grew 1.4 percent year-over-year.

Insurer elects to use Decision Research Corp. software platform designed to integrate with CIG's legacy policy administration system.

Insurance IT execs and service company leaders sound off on what drives companies to hire third parties and how to make the relationship work best.

In MarketScout’s rate barometer, commercial rate growth holds steady for the third month in a row.

Tornado season peaked in the last two weeks of the May, with several tornado-producing storm systems.