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Calling partnerships and collaborative efforts the future of the industry, the companies will mix technologies and services to offer customers operational efficiencies.

Forrester Research finds that while global IT purchases look grim in 2009, the insurance industry has a much better growth outlook, with P&C and health leading the charge.

In a new report, Ernst & Young says carriers need to account for a changing landscape in the year ahead.

The standards organization rewards Lloyd Chumbley and Roy Laker with promotions.

The risk specialist says property losses from 37 catastrophes last year were the fourth-highest cost, and highest frequency in the past decade.

Zurich creates two new insurance policies to support green house gas mitigation technologies, addressing the unique needs of carbon capture and sequestration.

An industry analyst points to the U.S. insurance/reinsurance market as one of the few places where something positive might happen during 2009.

Collaboration between insurer and technology provider will create enhanced functionality designed to streamline insurance broker workflows.

William Walter is chairman, president and CEO of FMC Corp.

The acquisition, which closed last year, puts Ravello in a position to provide solutions for the entire insurance workflow spectrum, says the company.

Forrester cites vendor’s ability to create a unified, role-based workspace for agents.

Insurance industry analyst Novarica cites high customer satisfaction survey results.

DecisionMaker Rating set to provide consolidated rating across multiple DTRIC systems.

Anna Monteiro was named senior director of regulatory products and editorial operations and Randy Schwingen was appointed director of corporate actions products and editorial operations.

D2Hawkeye will be combined with ISO’s other healthcare businesses as a new subsidiary under Verisk Health.

The New Jersey firm was rewarded by Trusted Choice, the branding program of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc.

Association creates special committee and hires Washington firm as fight over federal regulation looms.

A coalition of insurance companies file suit to block implementation of Rule 151A.

State Farm terminated its contract with the Mumbai outsourcing technology giant Satyam in the latest fallout from the fraud scandal involving the vendor’s chairman, confirmed a spokesperson for the Indian outsourcer. Reuters reports that Satyam would issue a statement later today.

With budgets essentially flat, business execs and CIOs turn to improving performance, “harvesting enterprise investments.”