Core systems

Based on 2012 financials, A.M. Best lists the largest global insurers by earned premium and total assets.

The increase for 2014 is expected to be driven in part by a rise in data analytics investments, according to the research firm

In response to consumer confusion about deadlines related to the Affordable Care Act, insurer says it will extend the deadline and accept payment online.

Homeowner property claims also are found to be increasing in frequency, value and suspicion.

Swiss Re declined as much as 2.9 percent; Munich Re fell 0.8 percent.

Rates Decrease as Much as 25%

The 35.3-percent increase in the industry’s nine-month pretax operating income reflects the improvement in underwriting results across all segments, according to A.M. Best.

U.S. life insurers are poised to outperform in the debt market next year as they invest premiums at higher interest rates, according to CreditSights.

Nearly all classes and regions declined, attributable to abundant capital, strong balance sheets and low CAT losses, Guy Carpenter said.

Profiling tools can quickly process and analyze large data sets and automatically produce a baseline profile, thus replacing the need to run manual queries.

On Dec. 23 alone, the healthcare.gov website supported as many as 83,000 users at the same time.

As the federal health-insurance exchange finds its footing, some state-run exchanges now are struggling with technology delays and low sign-up levels.

The extension was announced as healthcare.gov yesterday experienced a single-day record number of visits and consumers were moved into a queuing system deployed when the website approaches 50,000 simultaneous users.

Retirement Income Clearing Calculator to provide for choice, portability of guaranteed retirement income options.

The mortgage insurer selected InsuranceSuite as its platform for underwriting, rating and policy administration, claims management and billing.

Growth in premium and drop in losses results in an improved combined ratio of 95.8 percent for nine-months 2013 from 100.7 percent for nine-months 2012.

Kaiser Permanente will allow late payment for exchange plans but isn’t changing other policies in response to the government’s request, and WellPoint says its continuity-of-care policies will allow customers “to continue receiving care from an out-of-network provider for a specified period of time.”

Solutions selected to help insurer meet growth, audience expansion objectives.

P&C Insurers Look to Data and Analytics for Growth in 2014

Telematics, predictive modeling, leadership and security all were among topics of interest in 2013.