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Amid the ingoing stream of dire economic news it is easy to forget the threat that terrorism poses to the U.S. economy and by extension, the insurance industry.

Milliman Launches Risk Institute

Nationwide Earns Model Insurer of the Year Honors

Closing the day at $17.12 a share, property/casualty vendor’s CEO Marcus Ryu tells INN what’s next.

Widespread droughts, flooding along the Mississippi River and deep freezes across the South combined to catalyze a record year for crop insurance claims.

Guidewire Software Inc. today announced it plans to raise $115 million in its initial public offering of 8.85 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $13.00 per share.

U.S. Households Investigating But Not Buying Life Insurance?

Policy Studies Inc. (PSI) has a new business process outsourcing (BPO) service to help address the requirements—and deadlines—for implementing health insurance exchanges and marketplaces, the company reports.

The soft market has persisted for so long it would be easy to see firming rates as a cure all for the industry’s economic woes. But, new report from KBW expects loss cost trends to negate any growth in premiums.

U.S. employees’ confidence in their ability to retire comfortably continued to rebound from post-recession lows last year, notes a new report issued by Towers Watson. But among the Generation X set, concerns still linger.

Life insurer moves to increase productivity through CRM, forms technology upgrades.

A two-year prediction of property/casualty insurers’ financials reveals marginal improvement.

To model for natural disasters, insurance companies rely on modeling expertise from firms such AIR Worldwide, RMS and EQECAT. New report from AIR Worldwide casts critical eye on predictive models.

Forbes.com Lists the 9 Safest 2012 Vehicles

State Farm has made its Driver Feedback mobile app available on Android devices. This free app is designed to turn a person’s cell phone into a pocket-sized driving coach when placed in the car.

Insurance software provider joins Expedia, Netflix and RiskMetrics in receiving investment support from technology venture capital firm.

4 Insurers Make Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For

The property/casualty industry is undergoing a radical shift in its ability to leverage its risk management efforts, thanks in large part to technology, according to a new report.

Who's Buying What: Carrier turns to NetReveal, an insurance claims fraud prevention service from BAE Systems, to standardize its processing, workflow and reporting of potential claims fraud across the company's global business units.

On both the federal and international levels, 2012 will be a profoundly important year in the realm of insurance regulation, especially the Dodd-Frank Act.