Core systems

Net income at Allianz rises 23 percent in the second quarter.

At an upcoming FACI meeting, international regulatory rules, including ComFrame, are expected to be the main topic of discussion.

American Safety, CNA, Hartford, MetLife, Prudential and Willis announce second-quarter results.

Underwriting service to link predictive analytics engine to the carrier's day-to-day decision-makers' workflow.

The property/casualty industry is facing a number of potentially transformational forces, including increasing competition, consumerization, the number of communications options for both agents and customers, social networking, and an evolving regulatory environment, according to Gartner’s “Hype Cycle for P&C Insurance, 2012.”

International insurance execs question the IAIS and Financial Stability Board's consideration of criteria for, and oversight of, firms too big to fail.

Mitchell says that, under the terms of the multi-year agreement, GAINSCO will implement WorkCenter Total Loss, developed in conjunction with J.D. Power and Associates, as well as Mitchell's assignment, repairable estimating and reporting solutions.

The agency management system, AMS360, is expected to begin delivering by the end of this year.

‘Insurance Scorecard’ to offer business intelligence, advanced analytics, and single view of policy, claims data.

Independent agency selects cloud-based phone system in an attempt to increase mobility and improve communications, customer service.

Symetra Life Insurance Company purchased and is implementing FastTrack software from GettingHired LLC; the software is designed for employees on short- or long-term disability looking for help in returning to the workforce.

Despite approving additional share repurchases last week, insurer still considering deals similar to those made by WellPoint and Cigna earlier this year.

Two new studies amplify the benefits—especially for women—of working with financial advisors, and provide insight into a changing demographic for life insurers.

With a mobile app created by Streebo using IBM Web Experience software, ANICO expects to provide its sales force with what it needs to reach new customers.

Company seeks $7.4 billion for assets; Manulife Financial, AIA Group and KB Financial listed as interested buyers.

Analytics increasingly provide competitive differentiation for insurers and are at the heart of the industry’s transformation to a more customer-centric business model, according to “Data and Analytics in Insurance: The Dawn of a New Era,” from Strategy Meets Action.

Awareness of bank-sold life insurance improves; carriers designing simple products could benefit, LIMRA reports.

Chubb, Principal Financial and four others announce second-quarter results.

In a recent survey of data center facility managers, IT leaders and C-suite executives, consolidating servers and updating mechanical infrastructures appeared on the vast majority of to-do lists.

App designed to provide insurers with business performance analytics.