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Report says technical wherewithal more important than ever as industry bounces back from financial crisis.

Expense reduction, growth strategies and improving underwriting results are atop commercial carriers’ list of concerns, says Novarica.

Research says the percentage of workers that utilized the premium subsidy contained in the stimulus package was lower than expected.

ClaimCenter to provide a foundation on which to grow Torus’ business.

To date, insurance pricing and conditions have remained stable, with flat or lower pricing being typical for the majority of insureds in the majority of coverage lines, notes insurance broker Marsh, which issued a report this week on the state of the P&C and reinsurance markets.

Banks that set goals for advisers' life insurance sales sell more, say research firms.

Insurers may glean ideas from successful mobile apps developed by their banker brethren.

Company will cut 1,500 – 1,800 jobs as it digests Hewitt acquisition.

S&P revises its outlook on Swiss Re, A.M Best affirms The Hartford Steam Boiler Group. Moody’s downgrades AXA UK Life and agencies react to Everest Re’s executive leadership announcement.

Japanese typhoons, changing economic conditions in China and earthquakes in Seoul could cause Supercat-sized insured losses, says Aon Benfield.

Improved productivity, cost savings and simplified work processes are making enterprise mobility increasingly important for insurers’ technologically inclined workforce. In a recent survey of top business leaders, IT experts and mobile developers, Pyxis Mobile, a mobile application platform provider, found that companies are expanding beyond just mobile applications for field services and sales people, to empower all employees.

Fraud incidents are on a downward slope, returning to reporting figures from two years ago, according to the Quarterly Corporate Fraud Index, which captures fraud incident activity from more than 1,000 organizations and 12 million employees worldwide.

Case challenges insurer’s ability to consider gender of driver when writing auto coverage.

Insurers looking to get into the mobile payment game may want to heed this unfortunate reality.

Against the backdrop of dire economic predictions, insurers are being told to rethink IT as it applies to corporate growth objectives and strategies.

The industry lost 5,700 positions from August to September.

Recession has cut expectations, but innovation and cloud interest should keep market steady, according to IDC study.

Pending regulatory requirements and tight capital markets are altering the captive insurance market in Europe in numerous ways, notes A.M. Best report

The primary conflict stems from different views of the merger.

Survey sees 64% of execs predicting the recovery will not occur until 2012 or later.