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Western & Southern Financial Group, (Western & Southern) a financial services company that provides consultative risk management financial solutions for individuals preparing for or in retirement, announced its total annuity sales reached $1.25 billion for first four months of 2009.

Supporters of an optional federal charter (OFC) for insurers are taking exception to a New York Times editorial, which charged that an OFC would engender regulatory arbitrage.

The Travelers Companies Inc. wants to have a voice when it comes to the future of the P&C insurance industry. The company established The Travelers Institute as a means of participating in public policy dialogue on matters of interest to the P&C insurance sector, as well as the financial services industry more broadly. The Travelers Institute will draw upon the industry expertise of Travelers’ senior management and the technical expertise of its risk professionals and other experts to provide information, analysis and recommendations to public policy makers and regulators.

Vertafore, a provider of software and services to the insurance industry, today announced that TransactNOW and PL Rating facilitated more than 3.4 million agency-carrier transactions in the first quarter of 2009. The strong first quarter results show that agency-carrier connectivity has reached a critical mass, with more carriers enabling real-time transactions through Vertafore's systems and more agencies taking advantage of this connectivity, the provider says.

Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers, named the Ronan Agency the Trusted Choice Agency of the Year for 2008-2009.

HP is integrating its enterprise document automation software, HP Exstream, with SAP BusinessObjects Postalsoft software, the companies report. Building upon the proven successes of HP Exstream and SAP BusinessObjects Postalsoft, this integration is designed to enable enterprises to have a complete and reliable end-to-end solution, inclusive of mail sorting software and postal optimization.

The insurer plans to sell $1.25 billion in stock and use the funds to boost capital or repay debt.

Technology can integrate loss-inspection reports into workflows, and create a standardized way to collect and decipher information.

ACCENTURE UNVEILS ENHANCED SOLUTIONS

Insurers often label legacy expertise as "outdated," yet these are the minds and theories that built the industry.

PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE SELECTS ENTRUST AUTHENTICATION PACKAGE

Insurers increasingly are choosing to direct bill insureds. But that can pose communication problems between insurers and agents.

AGENCYPORT AND RISKMETER INTEGRATION PROVIDES INSURERS WITH STP

Survey sees increasing numbers of agents and brokers leveraging real-time technology tools to handle policy rating and sales, manage customer inquiries, and deliver service.

While significant, IT bottlenecks are not the only impediments to new product introductions.

As scrutiny of budgets heightens, carriers sharpen efforts to reconcile expenditures with business requirements

The health care industry is entering a world where insurers and other stakeholders that view patient data as an asset will thrive.

INN is striving to recalibrate the balance between print and digital editorial offerings.

Pressed to reduce risk and boost compliance, more insurers are automating the management of their investment portfolios.

Eric Dinallo resignation will take effect July 3.