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The rate increase proposals from the six most popular insurance plans on the New York state health insurance exchange represent only what the insurers would like to see, and state officials can still mandate insurers accept lower premiums than those requested.

Product lifecycle management and innovation management platforms also among the fastest growing through ‘18, according to Ovum.

MacNeill to use platform to empower retail agents in rating, quoting and writing new business.

Consolidation and fluctuating returns have complicated risk management, creating new technology priorities for insurers, according to Novarica study.

The temporary program has been called everything from a “subsidy” and “safety valve for consumers and insurers” to a “taxpayer bailout.”

Building, acquiring or even renting an international network is increasingly becoming a must-have for any underwriting business attracted to customers beyond the small-and-medium-enterprise and mid-market audience.

On the state-based marketplaces consistency results varied, while in the federal marketplaces 2.6 million of 2.9 million inconsistencies went unresolved.

Will the digital giants also become insurance giants?

There is an inevitable rethink – again – about social media metrics.

Under the proposal, 95 percent of customers who purchased plans through the federal website will be automatically renewed, unless they seek changes.