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Kansas-based agency aims to increase operational efficiency with a unified software platform across all locations.

Certus' construction, property/casualty examiners will handle legal, coverage matters for the insurer's construction defect claims.

PCI applauds the passing of "No Play, No Pay" and Workers’ Comp Reform in Missouri; new legislation also permits electronic proof of insurance for consumers.

Moore, Okla., suffered $1.4 billion in damages from a 1999 tornado; experts predict yesterday’s EF-4 will result in similar figures.

Although risk management is important among companies concerned with regulatory pressure, few maintain a clearly defined risk appetite and reward adherence to it.

Research from Conning attributes improvement to increasing premiums and reduction in incurred losses.

Mortgage insurers are gaining attention after operating income doubled in the first quarter of 2013 while loan delinquencies continued to decline.

Now in its eighth year, INN's Women in Insurance Leadership program has detailed the extraordinary efforts of more than 60 professionals whose leadership has set the standard for the application of technology in the insurance business.

Early reports indicate that State Farm has received more than 3,500 home and auto claims as of this morning, less than 48 hours since a series of tornadoes that tore through Granbury, Texas, and the surrounding area, causing at least six deaths and injuring more than 100 more.

Sensing an opportunity among small commercial buyers, ACE Commercial Risk Services created a simpler international travel package policy and a Web-based platform to support it.

Electronic ticket designed to simplify application process, accelerate product sales.

Personal automobile and bodily injury are the most common policy and loss types among questionable claims, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

S&P cites the firm’s practice of holding less capital to back insurance operations than competitors as a factor in the downgrade.

As the debate over the renewal of the Terrorist Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) heats up in the United States, Aon Risk Solutions released its 10th annual Terrorism and Political Violence Map in an attempt to help companies assess risk levels of political violence and terrorism.

Distribution, BI, agent portal and policy administration top life insurers' list of priorities as they look to differentiate themselves in an increasingly commoditized market.

There are four significant and costly life events that cost the average worker $117,000, according to a survey conducted by Ameriprise.

A committee of 11 insurer CIOs has selected nominees for the second-annual Novarica Research Council Impact Awards. Nominees include: AIG, Aegis, Erie Family Life, Great American, Nevada General, PURE, RLI and XL.

A survey of 1,000 drivers indicates they want more severe coverage penalties for phone use while driving.

Illustrations Suite, iGO e-App designed to modernize how agents market, sell and process products.

Insurance IT experts discuss the technology challenges insurers are facing, social business is demystified and several insurers make analytics, mobile moves.