Insurance

American subsidiary of Japanese insurance giant selects hosted solutions to enter markets in multiple states.

Large sports cars have the highest average collision claims costs and passenger vans have the lowest, notes the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

AXA, ING, Marsh and Swiss Re all released their year-end numbers.

ETran to provide robust, yet flexible, solution to meet needs of Mutual of Omaha.

Amica Mutual, USAA among insurers on J.D. Power and Associates’ list of 40 service champions.

Lincoln Financial fined $600K for failure to protect customer information from public access.

MBIA Inc. and Assured Guaranty Ltd. claim they were tricked by banks into insuring toxic residential mortgage-backed securities.

Although nine insurer groups experienced asbestos and environmental (A&E) losses of at least $100 million during 2009, up from six groups in 2008, the increase is still “manageable,” notes A.M. Best.

The speed, scale and accuracy with which you translate analytics into operational improvements can create major cost and competitive differentiators for your organization.

The insurer announced that it's letting Florida policyholders sign up for a program that tracks their driving habits and adjusts their rates accordingly.

A report cites social media millionaires as potential wealth management clients, but the risk profile is not pretty.

Policy admin, agent portals and business intelligence (BI) top insurers’ priority lists for 2011, all with a goal of improving business agility, insights and service quality, according Novarica’s 2nd annual “state of the industry” report.

Insurer says JP Morgan knowingly sold risky mortgage-backed securities.

Platform designed to simplify and automated the renewal underwriting process by using most recent information provided.

Three IT executives offer some telling evidence that they are forging a path for others who want to earn a spot at the business table.

Company is aggressively recruiting new agency owners across Illinois by the end of 2011.

Despite many major analyst firms' estimates of slight increases in IT spend for 2011, Matthews International Capital Management believes they're thinking way too conservatively.

Results of a new survey indicate customers are willing to pay more for simpler products and experiences, but rate insurance last, viewing it as the most complex of all industries.

U.S. insurers can't ignore E.U. actions in an era of harmonizing global regulations.

According to a survey, 64.3% of insurance producers do not follow up on prospective customer lists at least once per week, and nearly 16% do not employ a pipeline management system.