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After a decade of falling rates and large profit margins, a new report from Conning urges insurers to review strategies in light of a changing market environment.

Zurich Insurance re-enters the force-placed market for the first time since 2008.

Insurers increasingly concerned about the expanding scope of regulation, escalating compliance costs and risks from privacy violations and breaches of network security.

Insurers will need to look to technology to focus on products and features, while overcoming a complex set of processes at the back end.

Company reports that about $340 million in payments have been made as of November 26.

GEICO has announced iPad application updates designed to make it easier for customers to conduct business and learn about their policies.

American pre-retirees are not taking retirement planning seriously, according to a LIMRA study. Twenty-five percent of the 33 million U.S. pre-retirees, surveyed, said they felt “very prepared” for retirement, down from 30 percent of those surveyed in 2010.

Industry continues to benefit as home inventories and distressed sales decline and prices stabilize.

A recent study from Travelers downplays the risk of digital platforms and transactions.

Predictions from Gartner outline a sprawling enterprise technology infrastructure that includes more SaaS, BYOD and outsourcing.

Estimate only includes aid provided so far and could rise in the coming weeks.

Only a few days left to vote in the seventh annual Vanguards in Insurance Practices awards program, which uncovers the best of the best in insurance innovation among both technology users and providers.

New BI survey asks which data endeavors executives plan to push forward in the next year.

In a new report, Deloitte attempts to assist insurers in making the right decision when it comes to implementation and its specific components.

Per unit costs for life insurers drop dramatically, as do errors and the business-cycle time.

40 percent of mid-sized and 10 percent of large P&C insurers are implementing or planning such projects, and many challenges are foreseeable, Deloitte research says.

CIOs discuss technology's ability to enable rapid change within your enterprise, rather than hinder it, at a recent forum held by Saugatuck Technology.

Starr International, an AIG subsidiary, had its claims that AIG was wrongfully managed during the bailout rejected.

Annuity sales decline 10 percent year-over-year driven by persistently low interest rates; indexed annuities offer a bright spot.

Fannie is seeking to require banks and other mortgage servicers to replace existing force-placed policies on loans it guarantees with insurance provided by a consortium of carriers offering discounts.