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This compilation of the top slideshows of 2012 is based on pageviews and represents the biggest topics and trends from the past 12 months.

Ahead of the upcoming holiday, the National Insurance Crime Bureau analyzed vehicle theft data to determine the 11 most popular holidays for vehicle thefts.

Well ahead of superstorm Sandy’s wrath, private U.S. property/casualty insurers' net income after taxes grew to $27 billion in the first nine-months of 2012 from $8.4 billion in the same nine-months of 2011, with insurers' overall profitability, measured by their annualized rate of return on average policyholders' surplus, climbing to 6.3 percent from 2 percent. This is further validation that the property/casualty industry is prepared to deal with Sandy-related losses.

As insurers evaluate their 2013 risk management programs, they are faced with a growing concern over the long-term effects of cybersecurity attacks.

INN’s top videos list is based on views and contains must-know information from some of the most forward-thinking voices in the industry.

Several insurers across both property/casualty and life insurance sectors received patents in the past weeks for their technology and process innovations.

As the rubble settles along the U.S. Northeastern coastline devastated by superstorm Sandy, insurers are offering initial estimates of its losses. Sandy, a deadly 1,000-mile wide storm that took the lives of 132 people as it swept up the Northeastern seaboard in late October, is expected to cost insurers up to $25 billion in total losses. By these estimates Sandy is being classified as the second-costliest storm after hurricane Katrina in 2005.

As New Year’s Day approaches, the National Transportation Safety Board and AAA show support for all laws requiring ignition interlock devices after first DUI offenses.

According to a new report from Celent, addressing legacy IT environments will become the cost of staying in business.

Auto and property insurer turns to InsuranceSuite to provide rating, underwriting, policy administration, billing and claims management.

Clients in two Midwestern states to use Priority’s quoting, rating and underwriting solution.

Survey of CIOs, IT professionals and business executives reveals that more than a quarter of respondents did not know if their cloud applications were compliant.

Celent report offers insights on the developing market and 15 solutions providers.

CEO anticipates a growth period as insurer expects 2012 earnings to double last year's.

Marsh finds rate increases slowing despite losses attributable to Superstorm Sandy.

Ernst & Young’s 2013 outlook offers insights on the business and technology landscape for the P&C industry and proposes responses to stimulate growth.

Life insurer turns to Informatica to help shore up there customer experience infrastructure with improved master data management, enterprise data integration and data quality.

American International Group Inc., the insurer that repaid a U.S. bailout, raised HK$50 billion ($6.45 billion) from the sale of its remaining stake in AIA Group Ltd., pricing shares in the top half of the range. The Asian company’s shares dropped the most in almost five months.

Deferred income annuities will continue their ascension in the life sector, according to a 2013 forecast from the Insured Retirement Institute. The “State of the Industry” report also forecasts financially sound insurers, ongoing product innovation and demographic factors driving consumer demand for retirement income, which will balance economic forces such as low interest rates.

Genworth study identifies four consumer groups most at risk of being underinsured, recommends annual insurance reviews.