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The life insurer will implement PolicyHS to streamline change requests for inforce policies.

The Supreme Court case King v. Burwell, which challenges the legality of subsidies available for individuals purchasing health insurance on the federal exchange under the Affordable Care Act, could rock the stability of the health insurance market. Arguments will be heard today.

Insurers also are confronting waves of disruptive changes, which threaten to challenge and undermine businesses.

P&C insurer will implement InsuranceSuite and DataHub; PwC to assist with implementation.

West Coast serves commercial and personal lines and developed a national insurance practice focused on the marine industry.

Two-thirds of insurance companies intend to increase staff in 2015, according to the “Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor Outlook Study,” conducted by recruiting firm The Jacobson Group and industry benchmarking firm Ward Group. That is an increase of eight points since the July 2014 survey and the highest rate since 2009, when the survey began.

A process is also in the works to provide funds to homeowners who disputed insurance payments without suing.

Genworth is struggling to contain the damage and on Monday warned of a “material weakness” in some of its accounting.

If you think of enterprises like collections of neighborhoods that need to be nurtured, you quickly see that architecture, not obliteration, is the key.

With fewer recent CAT events, insurers have been applying lessons learned to managing non-catastrophic claims, according to a survey from J.D. Power, resulting in the third-consecutive year of higher customer claims satisfaction.