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Growth of spending on risk management tools projected to outpace the growth of overall IT spending, making it the hottest corner of the IT market.

With a decision expected by the end of June, 2012, the case is seen as pivotal to Obama’s presidential aspirations, as well as insurers.

New data from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods shows catastrophe losses impacting insurers’ bottom lines.

The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) recently honored Caliper Corporation's Founder and CEO Dr. Herb Greenberg, for his role over a five-decade period in improving the performance of its state associations and member agencies. In particular, Greenberg was noted for his development of the Caliper Profile, a proprietary personality assessment.

After America’s Health Insurance Plans issued a statement requesting the implementation date of the Affordable Care Act’s Summary of Benefits and Coverage be pushed back, health care consumers, practitioners and consumer advocates urge action.

Vendor hopes Xiance Desktop will enable insurers to better predict a property's vulnerability to natural disasters.

According to a new study from Strategy Meets Action, social media has become a nearly universal practice among insurers (nine percent reported not having a social media strategy or initiative planned), however, very few are beyond the basics of posting and monitoring.

The investment income woes of property/casualty insurers did not begin with the 2008 financial crisis, new analysis from Fitch Ratings reveals.

Small-business owners trust independent insurance agents and commercial insurance carriers more than other financial services businesses, according to carrier-sponsored survey.

MIT Sloan and IBM survey points to organizational differences as main factor in competitive advantage with data.

There can be, if insurers become fully aware of the ways to secure data.

Despite slow growth when compared to second-quarter figures, increases in year-to-year annuity sales remain strong.

Vendor's Underwriting Management System, beginning with North America, will seek to unify XL’s global underwriting platform.

Independence Blue Cross is in the process of testing a wireless-enabled fitness device and apps that can be used to support wellness, the Philadelphia-based insurer reports.

AIG, The Hartford, Munich Re, Prudential, Sun Life and nine others release third-quarter figures.

Insurance units of bank holding companies generated a record $7.9 billion in fees during the first half of this year, up 14 percent from the same period in 2010.

Against regulatory pressures, insurers plan to meet challenges of a sluggish economy, weak pricing environment, and inability to generate underwriting profits with organic growth strategies.

Accenture survey says industry needs to embrace analytics and better tailor products and services to customers’ needs.

Unpredictability, layers of complexity, yet-to-be-seen risks all play forward into challenges and opportunities for insurers’ social media strategies.

Insurer says new pension-like product now accounts for 20 percent of its annuity sales volume.

Report says worldwide IT spending pertaining to risk functions will increase to more than $74 billion by 2015.

Poor Communication Feeds Life Insurance Sales Gap

If Novarica’s Chad Hersh had a crystal ball, he would have told insurance technology attendees at a technology user conference in Austin this morning that the future is already here.

A new survey says drivers want more connectivity behind the wheel and that they think automated driving is not far off, but is that what we really want?

New report foresees the financial services industry’s risk technology spending hitting $23 billion by 2013.

New Agent App From ING

Formerly known as WeatherBill, Climate Corp. releases next-generation weather monitoring and location-specific yield assessment.

Insurance Networking News, the independent authority on the latest technology to support insurers' business strategies, kicked off its annual 2011 Vanguards in Insurance (VIP) awards program, in which carriers vote for their industry's top technology providers and these providers in turn nominate the most visionary insurance carriers.

In letter to Sec. Sebelius, governors say tight timetable, funding issues may impact some states’ abilities to comply.

As consumers push back on banking fees, insurer touts its online bank as an alternative.

Russ Bostick, president of Bostick & Associates, took to the stage at Celent’s Creative Disruption—A Core Systems Strategy Workshop in Boston on Nov. 3, 2011, to share his experiences as an insurance IT executive in building successful business cases.

As consumers’ and agents’ service demands increase, insurers will need to improve their websites and portals.

Social Media’s Challenge to Underwriters

Suite to replace multi-system legacy environment with single system for processing of all products.

AIA expresses concern that proposed solvency test may be unduly burdensome.

IIHS Evaluates Minivan Safety

Social media is another form of data that companies must work with regularly, but most businesses have a long road to travel before achieving effective integration.

According to ForeSee’s fourth annual health care benchmark study, health insurance companies, as a whole, provide the least satisfactory websites in the health industry.

Report from PLUS: Tony Blair says changes in our economic and regulatory systems are a given, but should have the core goal of creating a healthy, thriving financial sector.

John Kuhn, Axis, and Jeffrey Klenk, Travelers, recognized.

Recent snow storm along the East Coast quickly reminds industry that snow- and ice-related damage caused more than $2 billion in claims payouts in 2010.

Federal Insurance Office announces the appointment of 15 to serve on Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance.

IT security and compliance executives on adequate technologies to secure cloud infrastructure.

In the second quarter of 2011, commercial mortgage commitments by U.S. life insurers grew to $15.7 billion compared to $5.9 billion during the same period in 2010, and will remain strong, according to Fitch Ratings.

Insurers are finding that multiple views may be best when modeling for natural disasters.

As the European Union codifies more stringent capital requirements, Fitch expects the United States to be granted regulatory equivalence.

Advisers of the future are gravitating toward financial planning programs; here are the schools topping many students' wish-lists.

Expanding its membership role with Catalyst, the broker reinforces its commitment to global inclusive workplaces and opportunities for women in corporate leadership.

As cell phone use persists behind the wheel, countervailing technologies can help carriers confront the issue of distracted driving.

The insurer expects increased ROI as a result of enhancing its system with new rules management technology.

MMIC Group, Inc., a Midwestern medical liability insurance company, introduced Cyber Solutions today, which is designed to provide comprehensive coverage for data breaches, invasions of privacy and other risks to the information technology systems of physicians and hospitals.