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Implementation will start with workers’ comp lines, followed by commercial property lines.

As documented in a recent report, more than half of states score seven or lower out of 10 on key indicators that assess health emergency preparedness.

The open meeting will enable comment on proposed plan to regulate annuities as securities.

Senate Finance Committee releases draft of proposed changes to the tax code.

According to an Exigen Insurance Solutions survey, insurers cite systems technology as the biggest barrier to implementing pay-as-you-drive insurance.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC) is allowing investment managers who oversee separately managed account (SMA) programs to access its Fund-Serv mutual fund processing platform.

How can an insurer keep up when it’s creating 989 new bureau-based administrative forms, yet retiring only 249 forms annually?

The company will pay a $25 million fine to atone for improper accounting practices at former reinsurance unit.

AssureNET GL 4.1 is designed to provide increased management oversight and reduced costs through higher levels of automation.

A new study finds that financial difficulties are causing customers to economize on policies.

As its stock price tumbles, the Bermuda-based reinsurer acknowledges investment losses and “efforts to maximize shareholder value.”

Figure less than the 2008 season, but higher than previously predicted.

Study reveals that adult Americans of all ages are showing greater awareness of and interest in online accessibility to their medical information.

Insurer says key programs such as its “green” data center help reduce its environmental footprint.

The financial services meltdown may pressure a new congress and new administration to revamp how the insurance industry is regulated.

Association says current reserving system is too conservative.

The annuities association is starting a campaign to stop a proposal to classify annuities as securities.

The long-gestating proposal lessens collateral requirements for foreign reinsurers.

The GMS Group believes its new platform will improve relations with its existing fixed-income clients, and deliver many managed account solutions to its high-net-worth clients.

AIR’s new model includes three views of seismic risk in Japan.

IASA’s Executive Edge speakers offer divergent views on the state of the economy, its affect on insurance and what insurers can do about it.

After Standard & Poor's placed its ratings on five major U.S. mortgage insurers and their core and dependent foreign subsidiaries on CreditWatch with negative implications, it expects most mortgage insurers will ultimately be downgraded, and some of the downgrades will be more than one notch.

Credit card bills are the most popular bill paid online, followed by utilities, telephone, cable/satellite television, wireless and insurance, according to research from Billeo Inc.

The U.S. wealth management business now has four business units: retirement services, annuities, insurance and investments.

Most recently, Harpreet Ubhi was AVP of Marsh’s private equity and mergers & acquisitions practice, where he led the financial products operations on the West Coast.

Companion Data Services (CDS) will use Finalist Address Quality Solution to Verify, Standardize and Correct Addresses on CMS Claims.

More than 3,000 members have joined WikonnecT, an Internet-based collaboration network, since the it was launched at the company's Fall Connect conference.

Former CEO of Allianz Life says regulators barked up the wrong tree: The objective of regulations should be aimed at “protecting the insurance companies from themselves.”

Seward says association will fight push for federal regulation of insurance.

The reinsurer will use AIR’s model to analyze catastrophe exposures.

A new report from Smallwood Maike and Associates warns that insurers must be diligent with all expenditures, especially IT, in the face of this economic downturn.

A report from Celent states insurers should turn to vendors for help with accessing and using data, but warns that insurers need to understand where each vendor’s solution fits in the context of a data initiative.

TowerGroup expects "four Rs"—risk, revenue, regulation and retirement—to shape the insurance industry in 2009.

More agencies are being formed than in past years, particularly in areas of the country suffering from difficulties in the availability of coverage, according to an IIABA survey.

Assets held in fixed annuities increased 1% during the third quarter, to $66.4 billion as of Sept. 30, 2008, according to LIMRA International Inc.

Rules passed in the wake of the financial services meltdown will likely require insurers to exhibit better control of their processes.

A new study finds that the mutual fund industry is a growing rival to insurers.

The health insurer is the first in the nation to be integrated on Google’s new platform.

New offering from firm aims to deliver viewpoints beyond those offered in its research.

Regulations are imperiled as European Union members spar over changes that could weaken capitol requirements.

Hosted by NAVA, the seminar will offer a variety of educational offerings and guidance, including a panel of independent broker-dealers discussing their firms’ plans to roll out STP programs.

The plan by New York Life Insurance Co.'s investment management arm to change a subsidiary's name has the firm denying that the company is “dismantling.”

Working collaboratively, Camilion and Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters were able to configure, integrate and launch Authority Suite solution in less than six months.

AIG's former CEO wrote the insurer's current chief on Monday, asking for more disclosure on the government's agreement to buy up to $70 billion in toxic mortgage assets underlying AIG's credit default swaps.

Aon's CEO says the new business unit will leverage the talent within the former Benfield Corporate Risk division to bring global solutions to its construction, energy, marine, space and aviation clients.

The Public Entity Risk Institute's (PERI) says its program's expansion signifies increased awareness on the part of government entities of the value of benchmarking and performance measurement to control costs.

A survey of nearly 700 experienced producers found that about one-third think the U.S. economy will stabilize within one year. More than 90% of producers surveyed think their business in 2009 will be as good as, or better, than they were in 2008.

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While few will fault insurers for focusing on survival during these turbulent times, a chance to redefine themselves now exists.

Association’s proposition includes guaranteed coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions.

NAMIC says small insurance companies at risk unless plan is reformed.