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With the unstated goal of reducing health care costs in the future, the U.S. government put forth proposed changes today to the way it works with companies to fight new disease threats.

New report says insurers need to make accommodations for social media on business and IT roadmaps.

Organizations have indicated an intention to give priority to security budgets despite current economic downturn, Gartner says.

NAIC Summer National Meeting addresses solvency, retained asset accounts, credit scoring and medical loss ratio.

Certain life insurance agents and broker-dealer firms could face increased legal liability depending on how the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission rules on the fiduciary standard pertaining to the sale of investment products.

Insurers may want to take note of the many advanced features PayPal offers its customers on their mobile devices.

A number of insurers have begun to release their financial results for Q2

LIMRA says annuities sales were dragged down by poor fixed annuity sales in Q2.

A pair of Mississippi underwriting associations will administer policies through ISCS' SurePower Suite.

States will receive $46 million in federal funds for use in providing rate reviews and approvals for rate increases.

S&P removes Prudential PLC ratings from CreditWatch; Fitch affirms AIG’s issuer default rating.

Report says Chinese consortium may acquire 30% stake in AIA unit ahead of its IPO.

Law would require businesses and non-profits to notify those affected within 60 days, and offer credit and identity theft protection services.

Jackson National and New York Life have had a good year for sales so far, according to their semi-annual sales figures.

Observers say that even though Basel III is quickly coming together, uncertainty in the market about its final conditions is helping reduce available credit.

Though the use of reinsurance administration technology is growing, many insurers are still using only partially automated or manual systems.

The Professional Insurance Marketing Association (PIMA), a national membership association of agents, brokers, third-party administrators and insurance underwriting companies, named the winners of its annual Marketing Methods Competition at the 2010 PIMA Mid-Year Meeting held in Lansdowne, Va., last month.

SAS has been lauded for its OpRisk Management software since 2005.

Market showing signs of recovery; Prudential leads overall annuity sales for 2nd quarter in report issued by LIMRA.

Insurers plotting mobile strategies may want to keep an eye on developments as Oracle America claims Google infringed upon its Java-related intellectual property in developing Android.