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The 2011 ACORD/LOMA Systems Forum began Sunday with vendors concentrating on familiar themes, but also placing more emphasis on mobile tech than in previous years.

AEGON, Jackson, Munich Re, Nationwide and others all released their first-quarter figures.

Solution designed to more effectively manage claims and identify fraudulent activity.

Plaintiffs allege medical treatment was wrongfully denied by USAA.

More than 40% of financial services’ senior human resources professionals identified a stronger focus on pay issues over the next 12 months than on other HR changes, according to a poll conducted by global professional services company Towers Watson. The survey respondents noted risk adjustments to financials or incentive pools as the most expected shift in pay policies, and a focus on pay issues rather than other changes, such as linkage of deferred vehicles to business unit performance (16%) or longer vesting periods (15%).

Survey shows consumers becoming markedly less apprehensive about purchasing auto policies online.

Confusing wording makes auto insurance policies incomprehensible to 36% of American drivers, according to a survey.

Insurers, government message caution as warm Atlantic waters are predicted to contribute to an active hurricane season.

Of the many claims that U.S. property insurers reported in 2010, electronics, jewelry and apparel top the list.

ProspX platform designed to streamline communication with agency’s global broker and carrier partners.

Pending capital requirements are altering business strategies of European-owned U.S. life subsidiaries.

Cloud and mobile markets cause spike in open software, though barriers persist, a survey finds.

Both variable and fixed annuities have seen sales rise so far in 2011, according to a LIMRA report.

Agency-centric insurer pays $1 billion to acquire Esurance and expand its presence on the Web.

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Cloud deployment, mobile devices trending upward sharply in IBM survey of 3,000 information leaders.

Of the 49 bank holding companies involved in credit insurance underwriting, reinsurance or both in 2010, 35 experienced declines, study says.

Kasina's "Social Media Index" ranked the five most successful users of social media amongst asset management firms.

The provider of insurance to small and mid-sized technology companies supports MIT’s annual competition.

Nearly 50% of global consumers believe their financial institutions don't care about them.