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U.S. P&C industry premiums grew at their fastest rate since 2006; Balboa and GEICO recorded best underwriting profits in 2010.

House Republicans sent a letter to regulators saying that businesses and consumers are "stymied" by a number of factors and urged them not to rush rulemaking.

State Farm, FM Global, Jackson National Life, QBE and others released their year-end numbers.

A new report says the economy will continue to stall growth in insurance, and points to technology as the competitive differentiator, yet IT budgets are not increasing significantly.

Last year, Assurant collected roughly $2.7 billion of premiums through its specialty insurance division, making force-placed insurance the company's most profitable segment.

Though currently not in heavy demand from consumers, life insurance mobile apps could turn into a necessity in the next two years.

A dependency on multiple document systems and on IT departments to maintain them stands in contrast to a growing customer need for electronic communications.

New report analyzes how social media tools have altered the concept of “word of mouth” experiences.

As part of a broader mobility strategy, telematics has the potential to fundamentally transform the customer/insurer relationship.

Gartner offers tips for buyer protection in cloud contracts.

TransUnion's Insurance Risk Index for Q4 2010 is 0.2% lower than Q4 2009.

At Novarica meeting, CIOs discuss the challenges they face in an era of rapid technological change.

Aflac, GEICO expansions planned.

Q4 2010 variable annuity sales rose 18% year-over-year to $37.6 billion, says the Insured Retirement Institute.

Total annual indexed annuity sales surged 6% to more than $31.4 billion while income annuity sales rose 2% to more than $8 billion.

A.M. Best affirms Chubb and CNA; Moody’s affirms Penn National, changes Assurant’s outlook; S&P gives negative outlook to Old Republic.

INN recalls accomplishments of past honorees, sets date for new meeting.

Analyst says mobile applications, platforms and devices, though on the horizon, will "revolutionize" BI applications.

New Forrester report reveals how customers view their financial services firms—USAA once again led the ranking, with State Farm and Farmers trailing behind.

Experts agree: If you don’t use social media, your business will go elsewhere.

The FORTUNE 350 ranking also breaks down the most admired P&C and life/health insurers.

The majority of the U.S. insurance industry’s sectors experienced gradual improvements in financial position, market strength, A.M. Best says.

Insurance leads banking in finding new ways to vet securities.

While the former U.S. vice president regularly rails against climate change, he has now found other topics on which to opine.

An analysis of the February 2011 U.S. Department of Labor National Employment Report shows a net gain of only 2,600 seasonally adjusted jobs in the IT sector.

Ongoing low-growth environment presents a multitude of challenges, and technology will be a competitive differentiator, says new report from Deloitte.

This marks the fourth consecutive month the U.S. P&C market’s composite rate registered in at -5%.

Online insurer and aggregator sites build online auto insurance share of market.

Regulators convene to foster better international coordination and discuss impact of Solvency II, Dodd-Frank reforms.

Practice to help clients reduce costs associated with work-related accidents.

C.V. Starr and Starr International USA announce the new corporate brand.

Clever “fan” recruitment is the norm for some insurers; who’s taking the lead?

Cigna, health insurance, lawsuit, gender discrimination

The company showed off software that can virtualize a data center within minutes to dynamically meet business demand.

The insurer is seeking software developers, project managers and architects to round out its new Boston-based IT development center.

State Farm and MetLife, respectively, take the top spots based on NAIC’s 2010 data.

Prudential, MetLife and Jackson National Life top the list of overall total annuities, variable annuities and fixed annuities for 2010.

Hackers have grown adept at bilking institutions with mobile, social media attacks.

S&P maintains negative outlook as economy, sagging home prices will continue to drag on sector

A State Farm study finds drivers' top five Web-based distractions.

Principal Financial Group says that 94,000 of its 401(k) plan participants have used its online tool.

Reinsurer estimates that insured claims, as a result of the earthquake, are between $6 and $12 billion.

Against a groundswell of state-based unrest, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act continues to churn forward under a blanket of contention.

Insurer says move is a major step toward repaying government assistance.

Berkshire India reportedly will sell and distribute general insurance products—initially motor insurance—in India through its online distribution portal.

Carrier is utilizing Guidewire's InsuranceSuite for underwriting, policy admin, billing and claims.

While carriers have many reasons for slow adoption, 11 life insurers now offer mobile functionality to consumers, according recent research.

In annual shareholder letter, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman says “testosterone-driven” decisions have led insurers astray.

CNO joins four other life and health insurers, which were evaluated based on relative performance.

ACE takes the lead in latest SmarTrend report.

As financial app IT expenditures grow for banks, so does outsourcing. Insurers may want to take note.

Security expert: malicious behavior only part of data privacy problem.