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The insurer signs on for another three years with Merkle.

Activist regulators, increased CAT losses pose larger risks, companies must adapt, A.M. Best says.

Vodafone and Towers Watson are launching the telematics/usage-based insurance offerings for motor insurance companies operating outside of North America.

Personal and commercial P&C rates increase 3 and 4 percent, respectively, for the month of February.

Critical illness insurance covers more diseases than in the past and is increasingly marketed as a financial protection product.

With the growth of the insurance-linked securities market comes benefits and “healthy competition” for reinsurers.

For the second year, Berkshire Hathaway is the only insurer to make it into the top 50, but Fortune’s full list of the World’s Most Admired Companies includes 19 insurers.

Liberty Mutual, State Farm and four others announce quarterly and year-end results.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is being asked to answer several questions regarding its decision to reject Fannie Mae's recent force-placed insurance proposal.

Building IT/business alignment into business operations and a sense of urgency are two keys to success, according to panelists at Celent’s recent Innovation & Insight Day in Boston. Making legacy systems a thing of the past also helps.

Capgemini report finds internet/mobile channels have great potential to make customers happier, which may come at the expense of agents.

Hurricane losses could average $10 billion every four years.

Generation Y consumers present a unique and fast-moving target for insurers; catching them may require real-time insights and even faster, more agile systems.

Temkin Group, a customer experience research and consulting firm, asked 10,000 U.S. consumers to rate their customer experiences on a scale of 1-to-7, in terms of being functional, accessible and emotional. Temkin limited the analysis to 246 companies, each of which included responses from 100 or more consumers. USAA was the top-ranked P&C insurer, and TriCare was the top-ranked health plan.

Celent recognizes the technology initiatives of 15 insurers and names XL Group the Model Insurer of the Year.

2014 could be one of the largest open enrollments in history.

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty CEO Axel Theis sees “significant” growth fueled by Brazil’s expanding infrastructure spending.

Insurer to integrate InsureRight 2.0 analytics solution into underwriting practices.

CEO Robert Benmosche says the insurer will put a concerted effort toward re-establishing AIG throughout the world with its life-insurance product.

Weak economic growth, an extended period of low interest rates, weak investment income and rising regulatory demands continue to challenge the industry.