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A new study shows the Web is the channel of choice for people seeking price information about auto insurance.

Despite insurance's yawn-inducing rep as a consumer brand, Forrester believes that since 75% of U.S. consumers use social technologies, the opportunity is there for insurers to capitalize.

A new study finds that while newly keen for bargains, consumers are not eschewing insurance coverage altogether.

An NICB report shows suspicious car fires up 27%, slip-and-falls up 77% and hail damage claims soar 407%.

The troubles at AIG continue to hold the headlines, as investigators are now digging into whether Joseph Cassano, the former head of London-based AIG Financial Products, and two of his top deputies--EVP Andrew Forster and Connecticut-based managing-director Thomas Athan--committed securities fraud and other federal crimes, reports the Wall Street Journal and CBS News.

Conning Research & Consulting suggests individual annuity insurers rethink their product risk, distribution, asset management functions and cost structures in a changing competitive environment

A new era of social commerce is knocking at the door, promising CRM on steroids—and State Farm is one of the first insurers to stand in line for it.

With the increasing prevalence of standards such as XML Web services, carriers can more easily move parts of their operations onto other applications and platforms.

Health and life insurers are the most likely to experience repercussions of a possible epidemic.

DiversityInc named MetLife Inc. as one of its Top 50 Companies for Diversity, an honor awarded to companies that demonstrate consistent strength in CEO commitment, human capital, corporate and organizational communications and supplier diversity.

Insurers have an opportunity to present and discuss experiences, recommendations and visions on the ways a business can most effectively plan and deliver on the benefits of business process management (BPM). Business Process Management Consortium (BPM-C) issued a Call for Participation for the BPM Information Days, to be held in San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 15-16, 2009. BPM-C is an OMG managed group.

GMAC Financial Services honors its associates’ good deeds by handing out biannual Community Leadership Awards. The awards recognize exemplary volunteerism and charitable giving.

Based on its research, WANTED Technologies predicts The Bureau of Labor Statistics will announce a loss of 752,000 jobs in March.

In response to changing market conditions Ken Oehler will lead the expansion of Aon's Change Implementation Services.

Andrew Archambault and Anthony Mammolite both join the Bermuda-based reinsurer from Lexington Insurance Co.

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, which provides regulatory intelligence, policy management, and process management products and services to help financial services organizations control and provide oversight to their compliance programs, reports that its insurance compliance products will be available to U.K. insurance companies that conduct business in the United States.

Bermuda-based Accenture has unveiled newly enhanced claims, underwriting and policy administration solutions designed to help property and casualty (P&C) and life insurers reduce costs and streamline insurance processes.

Zurich North America's Commercial Energy Casualty group is opening offices in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, the company reports. The opening of offices in Cleveland, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia is driven by the company’s commitment to better serve the energy casualty market by delivering risk solutions more effectively to brokers and customers throughout North America. The Cleveland office will be the base of operations for an expanded mining practice, while the Atlanta office will serve accounts in the southeastern U.S.

A great CEO should be a great visionary, demonstrating outstanding skills at finding the best people and appointing them where they can bring the highest value for the organization.

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