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Democrats argue the bills have less to do with improving the new agency, and more to do with Republican opposition to Elizabeth Warren.

Banks still managed to generate record levels of fee income despite difficulties in the property/casualty and health markets.

Panel orders payout to Lonsdale LLC for a dispute over life settlement defaults.

For the second consecutive year, research finds that Massachusetts offers the most affordable rates, while Louisiana’s rates are the least affordable.

Bill seeking to hamper implementation of the Affordable Care Act advances to Senate.

Experts debate big data’s impact on financial services and the U.S. economy.

Keeping abreast of the pace of change in the Chinese market could prove challenging for foreign insurers seeking growth.

Sales in 2010 rose 10.3% from the year prior, according to IRI data.

Executives in the C-suite are counting on risk managers to take a more active role in integrating enterprise-wide risk management with their broader strategic goals for the organization, according to a survey results released by Marsh and the Risk Information Management Society (RIMS).

Aon Hewitt releases its 2011 Talent Survey.

New study looks at how insurers can leverage technology to streamline claims process.

AEGON, Aetna, Berkshire Hathaway, Harleysville, Progressive and others all received updates.

The White House keeps insisting it hasn't made a final choice, but there's a growing expectation that Elizabeth Warren will soon get the nod.

Property insurance losses from the deadliest U.S. natural catastrophe since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 are estimated at $2B to $5B, according to CAT modeling experts, prompting President Barack Obama on Friday to pledge federal aid to the tornado-ravaged U.S. South.

Insurers may learn from bank IT execs' plans regarding the rapidly multiplying risks that result from the use of mobile devices outside the firewall by both executives and consumers.

Marsh recently unveiled protection for the prospect that the FDIC— authorized by the Dodd-Frank Act to resolve firms too big for bankruptcy—could someday try to punish officers of a failed company by reclaiming their salaries.

The sixth annual INN's Women in Insurance Leadership program profiles women insurance professionals whose leadership and performance has redefined their business and its application of technology.

As cyber attacks across all sectors continue to increase, risk managers need to take a broader look at how they address the issue, survey says.

Economic risks, regulatory changes sit atop risk management survey.

2011 inductees to be unveiled today at RIMS Annual Conference.

Wyde system to be used for group life and disability income insurance administration, end-to-end solution to support growth.

North American and Bermudan insurance companies received an updated enterprise risk management opinion from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, the company reports.

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Liberty Mutual and AIG continue their ongoing fight, while AIG sues ICP Asset Management and Moore Capital over alleged fraud.

Commercial lines dominated financial impairments in 2010, notes A.M. Best report.

Claims solution provider promotes a pair of employees to key positions.

2010 revenue represents a 13.4% increase from 2009 revenue, states Gartner.

As life insurers accumulate more longevity risk and face investment management challenges, opportunities for growth abound.

California regulators investigate allegations that MetLife failed to pay life insurance policy benefits even after learning that an insured had died.

Restructuring, which includes hiring 100 in “key business areas” has overall goal of placing resources in most effective areas, says insurer.

Internal report says former executive’s actions surrounding Lubrizol deal violated the “duty of candor” he owed the company.

Aflac, Allstate, Chubb, Travelers, UnitedHealth, WellPoint and others announce first-quarter figures.

A Georgetown University study finds evidence PPACA-mandated state health exchanges successfully harness free-market principles to help present coverage options and boost availability.

Still, MIT researchers warn that affordability remains a concern for families with high out-of-pocket spending, says this is the major risk to insurance affordability.

The separation of AAA's insurance and auto club businesses in Northern California, Utah and Nevada is the cause of the cutbacks.

New Yorkers, especially those who live in New York City, are being victimized by auto insurance fraud, which industry groups say has reached crisis levels. Yesterday, insurance industry proponents of reforms were scheduled to voice their concern about the ongoing problem.

SEC says controversial section 404(b) is not prohibitively burdensome to mid-sized companies.

FINRA last year advised brokers that social media content falls under regulatory requirements for record-keeping.

Guide is intended to help producers understand the complex federal law, enabling them to better help their clients' FMLA compliance efforts.

SCOR agrees to acquire Transamerica Re from AEGON, and AIG awaits regulatory approval on the divestiture of its Taiwan unit.

Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf earn highest safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

However, the index remains in negative territory, as rising fuel costs have concerned many Americans, Bloomberg says.

The effort by commercial lines underwriters to hold the line on premiums gave way under the pressure of a highly overcapitalized market in the first quarter of 2011, according to the RIMS Benchmark Survey. The survey tracked property, workers’ compensation, D&O and general liability. Administered by insight services provider Advisen Ltd., the survey results posted material decreases in average renewal premiums in three of four lines of business tracked.

Business intelligence spending slated to increase in 2011; demand is up, resources are down, according to study.

While the number of records breached dropped from 2009, the overall number of breaches rose to its highest-ever level.

Oracle is throwing some cold water on the NFC hype; says tech’s performance too slow to be workable as an instant enabler of contact-less payments.

New report forecasts firming of pricing in property/casualty commercial lines by 2012.

Too many agents are self-oriented, focusing on products instead of on client needs, expert says.

A Deloitte study suggests leveraging analytics and investing in technology as two of the ways to enhance claims management for P&C insurers.

Life insurers may benefit from this trend if they provide products that meet consumers' demands, according to a Northwestern Mutual Life study.

Despite the highly publicized breach, Alliance Data's Q1 net income surged 85% to $86.4 million, from a year earlier.