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The health insurer reveals an additional 521,761 members are at risk following the theft of 57 hard drives last year.

Recent security breaches have focused attention on Indian outsourcers at a time when they can least afford it.

If workers’ comp premiums continue to moderate, it will be a clear sign that comp insurers are beginning to increase premiums, notes MarketScout.

Senators expected to vote soon on measure that could restore funding for lapsed program.

The iPad may help in achieving mass adoption of electronic signatures in the agent channel.

Report says proposed changes to USDA program would tighten margins for participating companies.

IIABA’s new senior director for government affairs, Ryan Young, brings Republican representation and Capitol Hill experience.

In its first report profiling IT service vendors for the insurance industry, Boston-based insurance consultancy Celent concludes that the most successful partnerships insurers have with IT service vendors those that are not just about replacing staff or lowering costs. Though a cost-minded insurer may find significantly lower expense from a good relationship with an IT service vendor, many find these engagements save costs in one area while requiring unexpected expenditures in others. The best partnerships, Celent says, are those that are long-term, strategic engagements in which a vendor is leveraged to bring in new expertise, add both technology and domain knowledge to the business, and is relied on as a true partner.

The composite rate for property and casualty coverages in the United States was down 4% for March 2010, according to According to MarketScout, a Dallas-based electronic insurance exchange that underwrites and distributes product lines to a 35,000-member agency network across the United States. The composite rates for February 2009 and 2010 were down 8% and 5% respectively.

Anomalously warm tropical sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic portend an active hurricane season according to forecasters at Colorado State University.

The latest results collected from Northwestern Mutual’s Optimism Barometer, an online measurement tool, indicate a distinct upward trend in positive outlooks among Americans, despite the near-term challenges of the current economic climate. Most notably, recent data has revealed a 60% year-over-year jump in people who scored at the highest end of the optimism scale.

Brendan Voss will help establish new policies and procedures for the settlement of claims.

Macroeconomic climate and soft market are dampening insurance merger activity, reports find.

S&P affirms AIG and CIGNA, while A.M. Best downgrades First Beacon Insurance Co. and affirms Securian Financial Group subsidiaries.

State-by-state variances factor large in latest analysis of P&C insurer performance.

Insurers should mandate risk management exercises be a part of every IT project.

Analysts skeptical of The Hartford's new plan to cross-sell its life and retirement capabilities to existing customers who own businesses.

The Obama administration recently came out in favor of annuities, but so far, only a handful of large employers offer this option.

NAIC study says only 45 % of Americans feel confident making insurance decisions.

House Financial Services Committee is tentatively considering addressing flood insurance later this month.

As insurance claims mount, the NHTSA charges Toyota with failing to act in a timely manner to notify customers of acceleration problems.

After about nine months on the job, AIG's CEO says he's not yet ready to return to his retirement.

Study shows data needs better protection; insurers require more training and IT participation when evaluating cloud computing.

The economic downturn has not altered the level of retirement planning, a new report finds.

The most talked-about provisions of both the House and Senate bills would give regulators powers they already have and, so far, have largely ignored.

Association says flexible approach suggested by European regulators augurs well for U.S. insurers.

Gartner lists technologies that will challenge business processes, support new business models and drive revenue growth.

Two senators warn of impending disaster, but some seem to think the threat is overblown.

Insurer announces three-pronged organizational structure to target small and medium-sized business.

Imperva’s PartnerSphere received 5-Star recognition in Everything Channel’s 2010 Partner Program Guide.

Zurich’s free Web-based program is designed to help companies recognize emerging business risks, and provide recommendations for strategic solutions.

The company will host a worldwide discussion with participants from across the globe joining in on Blackberrys and iPhones.

IASB chief says 2011 completion goal is within reach.

Poll finds more interest than action among nation’s small businesses, but ample opportunity for insurers to serve this market.

Looking to clean up its balance sheet, insurer repurchases shares from Treasury department.

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The Hartford plans to boost life insurance sales by building relationships with independent financial advisers, as opposed banks.

A New York judge dismissed a shareholder lawsuit alleging AIG execs ignored “Red Flags.”

Report highlights data integration pitfalls as backdrop to achieving objectives.

In the automated underwriting market for life insurance, reinsurers lead the way in its use, but big IT vendors are not far behind, notes new report.

Recent survey results also find carriers using technology to retain the knowledge of retiring underwriters.

A study by OCI finds that while employers think layoffs will save them money down the line, instead, the number of high-risk and workers’ comp claims often tends to rise.

A.M. Best takes action on Nationwide, affirms Highmark, while Fitch affirms Allstate.

As a trillion-dollar industry managed by political cronies and policed by the IRS, government-run health care is a series of problems waiting to happen.

The CLASS Act provision in last week’s reform bill calls for a program where workers pay a monthly premium and receive daily benefits should they require LTC services.

The sale of part of its asset management group to Pacific Century is the insurer's third deal this month.

RMS partners with Asian Capital Reinsurance to expand catastrophe solution services to the Asian market.

Programs lapse as the Senate fails to pass temporary extension legislation due to infighting.