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Less than 1 percent of the losses are covered by insurance, according to Kinetic’s initial data from the main quake. The estimates exclude costs for immediate needs such as food.

Top 25 insurers ranked; J.D. Power study finds more people are shopping rates, but fewer are switching carriers.

Workers comp insurer intends to automate processes and enhance its capabilities for agent and customer service.

While many aging, generally mainframe-based systems, remain capable of supporting basic policy processing and accounting functions, the costs associated with enhancing them are becoming increasingly problematic.

Industry groups sought legal protections that would encourage information sharing to help prevent increasingly damaging cyber-attacks.

The Munich Re unit has made an investment in Waygum, Inc., a technology startup that is building a mobile app platform for the Industrial Internet of Things.

The Automated Mobile Hail Estimating device uses high-definition cameras to accurately estimate hail damage.

Property-and-casualty policy sales fell 2.9 percent in the first quarter, Zurich-based Ace said, driven partly by currency fluctuations and declines in the agriculture business.

Four of five insurers say their underwriting staff are hesitant to adopt predictive analytics because they fear the technology will replace them, according to a Valen Analytics survey.

New research from Novarica highlights areas of concern and offers insights on insurers spending and budgeting decisions.

Drones are one of the latest tools in precision agriculture, in which data is collected by satellites and sensors and analyzed to maximize farm yields.

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The mutual insurer intends to use the InsureRight Predict feature for underwriting purposes.

The work comp outsourcing specialist also will purchase Vikaran’s development center in India.

As part of a strategic initiative, ClaimCenter is intended to enable Zurich Switzerland to strengthen customer engagement and support omni-channel customer communications.

The insurer is hoping to save money by shrinking its space footprint.

The Federal Reserve would be at the helm of a reorganized regulatory system that eliminates the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and combines other agencies under the plan released Monday.

The insurer will use the Lytx DriveCam Program, which combines video with predictive analytics, real-time driver feedback and coaching, to reduce injuries and identify and correct driving behaviors that could lead to collisions.

With hurricane season set to start June 1, Citizens is taking advantage of interest rates close to generational lows to bolster its claim-paying ability.

Bruce Broussard, CEO of the health insurance giant, encourages tech vendors at HIMSS to think of themselves more as partners to health insurance companies.