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Insurers with thrifts wait for next week when Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd finally unveils his regulatory reform bill.

In the past five years, BB&T Insurance developed a network of agencies in both the Orlando and Tampa-St. Petersburg areas.

The Blues plan, Hawaii Medical Service Association, administers a $50 million program to help physicians and hospitals implement information technology.

New Celent research examines what's hot and what's not for insurers and their IT investments.

Research from Forrester finds that while U.S. auto insurance customers often utilize the Web to shop, they still prefer to purchase through agents or the call center.

The alignment of IBM’s IAA data model with the ACORD Framework is designed to provide insurers with accelerated capabilities to implement ACORD standards and SOA.

Legislation mandates that broker-dealers put client interests above all else.

In addition to offering proprietary life insurance, Phoenix now provides—through its Saybrus Partners unit—life insurance consulting services to financial advisers.

Downward pressure was effectively mitigated by the excess capital built up from several consecutive years of surplus growth prior to 2008, notes research.

The challenge to insurance IT proponents is while they have the support of their companies, they need to do a better job of linking IT projects to actual business gains.

As the health care debate drags on, time constraints may end up dashing efforts for broad-based reform.

Rising global temperatures will put the heat on insurance as flood costs rise, says new research from the Association of British Insurers.

A benefit-based approach to a data warehouse project can be boiled down to a list of bullet points.

Although not currently negotiating with firms that took bailout money, Kenneth Feinberg admitted that “egregious” situations may force the feds to recoup payments.

In its fourth annual program, INN recognizes Farmers Insurance for its enterprisewide “IdeaPoint” innovation.

Trillion-dollar losses projected if a medium-sized comet or asteroid strikes Manhattan.

While insurers wait and see what Washington does regarding the proposal to create a systemic risk regulator, experts say firms need greater transparency into decision-making process and an enterprisewide view of their risk.

Saybrus Partners Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Phoenix Holding Company, will provide exclusive assisted sales support, directly representing third-party manufacturers.

Arbella Insurance Group upgraded, MassMutual downgraded and Pacific Life’s mortgage-backed securities ratings affirmed. Find out other actions from A.M. Best, Fitch and Moody’s.

A new report says substantial capital outlay will be necessary to fund health care co-ops or a public plan.