Core systems

Group of U.K. cyber insurers developing a framework of recommended information security practices and policies.

A full quarter of working-age adults experienced a health insurance coverage gap in 2011, mainly because they lost or changed their jobs, according to a think-tank.

Survey conducted by the Society of Actuaries reveals the top five risks among chief risk officers.

ClaimsVISION to enable efficient, single platform for all claims.

Overall customer satisfaction declined 13 points to 842 during the first quarter of 2012, according to J.D. Power study.

Deal includes upgrades surrounding policy, billing, claims, imaging and reinsurance processing.

Award qualifications based on written premiums, cumulative loss ratio and premium retention.

Payer/provider interoperability, health insurance exchanges among top 10 issues on The Managed Care Executive Group’s radar for 2012.

Business disruptions, volatile commodity prices and an unstable global economy end business as usual.

Despite massive catastrophe losses, insurers meet obligations and have surpluses to cover new claims.

Organic growth behind carriers’ desire for technologies that facilitate customer requests and consolidate multiple document systems.

Distracted driver disconnect ongoing as more teens believe they could get into an accident when drinking and driving versus texting and driving, notes State Farm survey.

Towers Watson’s “2012 Risk and Finance Manager Survey” found that 95 percent of insurance buyers had some concern over the hardening of the P&C market, which is a result catastrophic losses in 2011 and an upgrade in the catastrophe risk model to RMS 11.

The “Aon Risk Maturity Index” identifies trends in the overall risk maturity of organizations based in different parts of the world.

Oracle seeking roughly $1 billion in damages; Google and Oracle CEOs expected to be among first witnesses.

State Farm, Progressive and Allstate noted for successful Facebook presences in a recent report breaking down the industry’s take on social media.

The stress of filing income taxes may make U.S. motorists more prone to fatal motor vehicle accidents today say Canadian researchers.

a study by Willis Group Holdings reported that among primary umbrella casualty lines more than 75 percent of insured clients are seeing modest rate increases on renewal, driven by gradual increases in revenues and rating exposures.

Participants in national online pilot learn skills to help manage conditions and interact with others living with chronic illness.

USAA files suit against Mitek for alleged misappropriation of USAA's proprietary information, breach of contract and fraud; Mitek responds with a countersuit for alleged patent infringement and breach of contract relating to its technology.