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Surplus lines see spike in direct premiums written, experience turnaround as standard market insurers express the need to increase rates.

A new report from Forrester outlines potential mobile-enabled innovations and market transformations that could transform the insurance marketplace by 2020.

Spending is expected to nearly triple from current levels by 2016.

Insurer hopes e-signature capabilities will improve mobile distribution strategies, enable straight-through mobile processing.

Erie Insurance and IIHS study finds the teen driving death rate triple that of adult drivers.

ARCLand title specialists expect continuing growth and record premium levels for Q3 2012.

Stephen Halfpenny, formerly of Allstate and Munich Re, joins firm to lead Canadian business development.

By charting processes and performance as though it were a game, P&C and life insurers may have a cheap, engaging way to instill behavioral change within an organization.

J.D. Power 2012 Homeowner survey finds multi-policy owners most satisfied, but all add-on policies are not created equal in the retention equation.

Claims processing remained the top compliance issue for P&C insurers, followed by rating factors and the cancelation of policies. In terms of life and health insurers, problems with claims processing stole the top spot away from compliant policy forms, which was reported last year as the biggest compliance issue. Failure to pay claims properly in accordance with policy provisions was only fifth on that list for life and health insurers.

Mobility—rising from its humble beginnings—is on a roll, driven by ever-higher-performing smartphones, tablets, and other devices enabled by 3G and 4G networks, as well as an explosion of innovative applications. Indeed, we believe that enterprise IT is on the brink of a revolution that promises to boost productivity by expanding office functionality beyond the brick-and-mortar location. There are opportunities galore, but cost, governance and security challenges must also be reckoned with.

IRC study considers catastrophe- and noncatastrophe-related events over a 15-year period.

A new research brief from Strategy Meets Action outlines how ambitious insurer's investments are, why they're making those investments and what helps foster innovation.

The majority of insurance executives participating in a recent survey agree that effective networking requires ongoing practice and development.

With 2015 deadlines approaching, the NAIC recently conducted a pilot program with 13 insurers and shared some guidelines and best practices.

Given a $3 million-to-$5 million bump in budget, almost one-third of insurer CIOs would put the money toward analytics, despite already investing heavily in that area, according to “If I Had $5 Million… Where Insurer CIOs Would Spend Money They Don’t Have and Why,” a survey from Novarica.

The rate increase would be the third consecutive annual increase, according to the Insurance Information Institute.

Strategy Meets Action presents its Innovation in Action Awards, recognizing solutions that enable insurers to move beyond modernizing and optimizing to innovation and transformation.

Thunderhead's NOW solution looks to provide a single platform for the insurer's enterprise communication.

Many major insurers use non-driving factors, such as education, occupation and lack of previous insurance in setting prices, and a majority of Americans think that’s unfair, according to results of a Consumer Federation of America (CFA) survey.