Core systems

If 2012 CAT losses continue to increase, the required payouts could deplete the capital base of insurers forcing them to merge or be acquired, according to report.

Seven state insurance commissioners among 15-member Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance; meeting agenda not set.

Its Replicated Stratified Sampling financial modeling tools and techniques are designed to work with an insurers' existing models and actuarial software.

USAA, The Hartford and Kaiser Permanente score highest on net promoter score study; Aetna and Anthem the lowest.

Deloitte study reveals 18- to 34-year-olds more likely than those 51 and older to change insurance carriers, access high-tech options for customer service.

Application designed to let insurers analyze social media, among other sources, for customer sentiment, claims and fraud issues.

A full 92 percent of survey respondents say they'll expand data storage capabilities.

State's insurance commissioner claims excessive premiums were collected, calls for review of coverage.

Focusing on cat modeling, Praedicat will be based on long-term research and development projects started at the parent companies.

Growth of both variable and fixed annuity sales were challenged in Q4; overall, VA saw 13-percent growth, while fixed slipped one percent.

In declaring a $10.2 trillion protection gap, Conning suggests the Internet and social media as outreach tools that have the ability to help insurers regain middle market traction.

Carriers are quoting average rate hikes of 5 percent to 10 percent for D&O and E&O insurance after more than two years of price cuts, according to analysis by SKCG Group.

Robert Solitro, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions U.S. Companies, and Mario Vitale, Aspen Insurance, have been elected to the American Insurance Association board.

Protocols, including smartphone implementation into auto production, set the stage for telematics use within the next five years, according to a new report.

Fewer fraudulent claims and lower premiums a few effects of the passed personal injury protection reform.

Product addresses a variety of best practices and risks associated with employee use of personal devices for work, including legal issues that arise from access of employee data by an employer.

Louisiana regains the title of most expensive state to insure an automobile.

Increased workers’ compensation and commercial property prices contribute most to 3-percent increase for all standard commercial lines in fourth quarter, notes Towers Watson.

Following successful creation of the first website to provide an inventory of public, private health insurance plans to consumers, Park will broaden his efforts to to oversee federal IT-related research and development spending.

The problem stems from companies that value speed to market over security when they create mobile versions of their e-commerce sites.