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Insurers can expect winter storm loss damages to return to normal after this weekend.
February 8 -
Analysis from HealthPocket Inc., a health insurance information site for consumers, shows that health insurers have some work to do in the areas of out-of-pocket expenses and transparency. The analysis indicates that 38 percent of plans did not disclose their deductible within its annual out-of-pocket limits, concealing the full amount a person could pay if the “Summary of Benefits” was not read carefully. Once these deductibles are factored in, many plans are not compliant with the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
February 8 -
FFVA Mutual Insurance buys into Valen's predictive analytics suite in an attempt to bolster its underwriting performance.
February 8 -
A.M. Best says outlook stable for personal and reinsurance, commercial lines negative.
February 7 -
Insurers reluctant to engage catastrophe-prone property and workers' comp business in Q4 2012.
February 7 -
Eleven life insurers, including AXA Equitable, USAA and Metlife, were recognized for their efforts and successes with their online tools and/or website features.
February 6 -
Eleven P&C insurers, including Allstate, Liberty Mutual and State Farm, were recognized for their efforts and successes with their online tools and/or website features.
February 6 -
Survey of life insurance CFOs finds few satisfied with speed, reliability; run-time requirements are highest priority.
February 6 -
iWorks Prophet purchased in an effort to centralize and standardize actuarial practices across business lines.
February 6 -
New York Life, State Farm among those honored; see companies broken down by percentage of women holding executive responsibilities.
February 6 -
On a composite basis, U.S. commercial lines were up 5 percent and personal lines rates increased 4 percent as compared to the same time period a year earlier, according to MarketScouts rate index for January 2013.
February 5 -
Based on data compiled between 2008 and 2012, the National Insurance Crime Bureau breaks down the models and states most prone to theft.
February 5 -
Insurer plans to use eRiskHub's cyber risk resource portal to evaluate data security risks.
February 5 -
Leadership inexperience cited as a main reason for the poor results.
February 4 -
PCI lists 21 states discussing legislation that would allow drivers to use electronic insurance IDs on smart devices.
February 4 -
The IT job market added 73,500 new jobs in January, according to BLS data from Janco. Even with the unemployment rate rising to 7.9 percent, the number of new jobs for IT professionals is now at levels high enough for IT mid-level manager and developers to say IT is in full recovery mode, according to analysis from Janco Associates.
February 4 -
New LIMRA survey finds employment-based pension plan options declining while opportunities abound for financial services industry.
February 4
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Metlife, Allstate and GEICO received the best scores for Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, respectively.
February 1 -
New product releases from IBM and EMC attempt to deliver on the promise of big data security.
February 1 -
In midst of purchase, CEO shares company goal of generating at least 20 percent of operating earnings from emerging markets by 2016.
February 1
