Insurance

Seven state insurance commissioners among 15-member Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance; meeting agenda not set.

Insurer undertakes four-year integration project to better position itself in Romanian insurance sector.

Automakers’ recent move to incorporate smartphone hubs into production and the recent outcries against distracted driving could put insurers in precarious position.

Application designed to let insurers analyze social media, among other sources, for customer sentiment, claims and fraud issues.

A full 92 percent of survey respondents say they'll expand data storage capabilities.

State's insurance commissioner claims excessive premiums were collected, calls for review of coverage.

Focusing on cat modeling, Praedicat will be based on long-term research and development projects started at the parent companies.

Growth of both variable and fixed annuity sales were challenged in Q4; overall, VA saw 13-percent growth, while fixed slipped one percent.

In declaring a $10.2 trillion protection gap, Conning suggests the Internet and social media as outreach tools that have the ability to help insurers regain middle market traction.

Platform upgraded to support growth through improved time-to-market, reduced operating costs.

UnitedHealth will provide insurance coverage in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, Lebanon, Bahrain and Kuwait

Consulting firm beefs up litigation management functionality and online, real-time reporting for latest claims administration platform.

Carriers are quoting average rate hikes of 5 percent to 10 percent for D&O and E&O insurance after more than two years of price cuts, according to analysis by SKCG Group.

Robert Solitro, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions U.S. Companies, and Mario Vitale, Aspen Insurance, have been elected to the American Insurance Association board.

Protocols, including smartphone implementation into auto production, set the stage for telematics use within the next five years, according to a new report.

San Francisco underwriting operation to allow executives to better serve West Coast clientele.

Product addresses a variety of best practices and risks associated with employee use of personal devices for work, including legal issues that arise from access of employee data by an employer.

Louisiana regains the title of most expensive state to insure an automobile.

Previously head of the insurer’s Women’s Leadership Program, Rodgers will broaden her focus to oversee development and execution of the company's corporate diversity strategy.

Increased workers’ compensation and commercial property prices contribute most to 3-percent increase for all standard commercial lines in fourth quarter, notes Towers Watson.