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Companies climbing out of the economic crisis will look to IT to transform their business operations, notes Focus Research, a business market research agency in New Orleans.

With area for landfall widespread, industry waits as Hurricane Earl approaches Mid-Atlantic Coast.

New report details what (re)insurers can do to address the financial challenges of increased life expectancies and face longevity-funding issues head on.

Which insurers' products are most popular in the bank channel so far this year? Take a look.

Insurers may be interested to hear Ernest & Young officials' answers to questions regarding technology changes in response to the legislation.

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LIMRA survey says that 30% of U.S. households have no life insurance whatsoever.

The first half of 2010 showed stabilization of capital and earnings for European insurers, but conditions remain challenging.

Long known for its resilience, especially through the recent financial crisis, the reinsurance industry is about to experience a new competitive landscape that will lead to pressure on earnings, notes international rating firm Fitch Inc.

Data center managers need to review strategies to prioritize operations and minimize disruptions.

Reinsurance Association of America says the P&C reinsurers it studied wrote $12.3 billion of net premiums during the first half of 2010, down slightly from last year.

Beacon Research report finds total sales of fixed annuities rose to $19.4 billion.

New paper from Deloitte assesses risk management issues surrounding the use of social media technologies.

Path still uncertain, says FEMA, insured losses still a guess.

Agencies react to HealthSpring’s acquisition plan; S&P affirms negative outlook of Markel Corp., revises view of UnitedHealth; Fitch affirms Humana.

As part of its plan, the insurer hired Denise Diana as VP, retirement plans mid-market.

Social media continues to be a topic of conversation among insurance executives even though studies have indicated the insurance industry has been slow to accept and adopt the technologies. Moreover, results from a June survey show that even among insurance producers who have adopted social media a majority does not believe it is helping them to generate leads.

New report from Novarica analyzes top technology initiatives for specialty carriers.

Despite much of the doom and gloom being reported about the insurance industry lately, what with AIG and its ongoing trails and tribulations regularly splashed across headlines everywhere, the industry can hold its head high today after a number of its businesses were named to Inc. magazine's Fastest Growing Companies.

Policy admin solution provider ranked No. 1984 on the magazine’s fourth annual Inc. 5000 list.