Core systems

After four years at sub-book value, underwriting fundamentals have improved and support higher valuations, Conning said. However, a return to higher historical valuations remains unlikely.

Auto and homeowners premiums primary drivers, according to MarketScout analysis.

With a newly launched platform, sales representatives are able to adopt social-selling techniques, ultimately focusing more on sales productivity and less on compliance requirements.

New division aims to alleviate growing environmental and climate risks through an increased focus on analytics and data science.

Most states have four or more participating plans, according to Avalere Health.

Willis Re gives the storm a 26-percent chance of becoming a hurricane by the time it hits land Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Thirteen consecutive quarters of growth for the P&C sector marks the longest continuous stretch in nearly a decade.

The federally run exchange received 4.7 million unique visits in its first 24 hours, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said. A federal call center received more than 190,000 calls as well.

Document and workflow management, as well as analytics and integration capabilities, are increasingly important in new, Web-based claims systems, according to a recent Novarica report.

In New York, officials said the exchange had 2.5 million visitors in the first half hour and California reported seeing as many as 10,000 hits a second.

Biggest benefits from technologies include the use of automation and operational metrics, according to a new survey of chief claims officers by Towers Watson.

Most midsize commercial insurers rank regulatory compliance as a top-three strategic priority for their companies, according to a new survey.

In wake of the confusion among homeowners policyholders after Sandy, Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services, calls for more simplicity, standardization from insurers.

J.D. Power and Associates’ study finds renters underserved and ranks homeowners and renters insurers based on customer satisfaction; American Family top among renters and Amica Mutual among homeowners.

One quarter of survey respondents said they considered switching auto insurance providers in the past year; Esurance had the most customers in that category, USAA the fewest.

BI and data warehouse software designed to enable better business decisions by making more data available.

Insurer seeks to improve its abilities to rollout standard ISO-based lines of business as well as customize specialty lines configuration tools.

Many executives do, however, see exchanges either as a necessary change or an opportunity for growth.

According to Fitch Ratings, the company’s U.S. life insurance subsidiaries currently maintain capital levels in excess of regulatory minimums.

U.K. P&C insurer seeks to achieve better visibility into claims operations and improve analytics and reporting capabilities.