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Among other concerns, some big health insurers have decided not to participate in many state exchanges and patient advocates are worried insurers will create networks with fewer doctors and hospitals.

With only seven days to go until October 1 and the official launch of the new public health insurance exchanges, a number of questions loom large. The biggest, by far, is would a government shutdown threatened by congressional Republicans also shut down the exchanges.

Trôv’s technology and processes are designed to offer transparency into the value of insured items.

As costs, regulatory and technological inhibitors fall away, insurance industry laggards could face threat from mispricing, according to recent Aite Group report.

New survey reveals optimism that the exchange format will create an environment with the best options, regardless of which carriers are present.

In an assessment of how distribution trends reflect an increase in online sales, A.M. Best highlights continuing market consolidation.

Europe and Bermuda still account for a large portion of P&C business among U.S. reinsurers, who are becoming increasingly open to new sources, such as Brazil and Singapore, according to data from SNL Financial.

MetLife retains its top spot among top-tier life insurers increasing its direct written premiums by 0.25 percent through the first half of 2013, according to SNL Financial.

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan insurance agent licensing reform bill, also known as the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 (NARAB II), by a 397-6 vote.

Operational efficiency and underwriting discipline are crucial for growth and therefore are dictating commercial lines carriers’ technology purchases, according to a report from Novarica.