Core systems

BindExpress Portal is designed to enable Barton and its agents to quote and bind new business policies.

Purchase rates continue to climb as rates fall, according to a new report.

Report from Moody's Investors Service says small carriers may need to diversify or raise capital to meet pending requirements.

StoneRiver survey posits reinsurers concerned about not having automation for aggregation in the event of a catastrophe.

New Celent report says there is no single best claim solution for all European insurers.

A new report from Novarica finds insurance CIOs warming to the use of agile development.

Escaping the last of the oughts has been good to P&C insurers, as the combined ratio improved to 101.1% in Q1 2010 from 102.2% in Q1 2009.

Short-term extension would keep the troubled National Flood Insurance Program operational until September.

Insurance technology execs are replacing their focus on being cost-cutting service providers with a ramp-up of innovation—and looking at their people and their organizations.

S&P rates Genworth's senior notes, Moody's downgrades The Phoenix Cos. senior debt rating and A.M. Best revises State Auto’s outlook to negative.

Conferees yesterday couldn't agree to final language that would make it harder for federal regulators to preempt state consumer protection laws.

A constellation of insurance regulators and executives were on hand at the White House for an event marking the 90-day anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act.

U.S. property/casualty insurer financial impairments rises to 18 in 2009, up from 16 in 2008 and five in 2007.

CIGNA was honored as having the best customer service team of the year across all U.S. businesses.

Seeking to trim cost of package, senators seek to add six-month benefit extension.

Rating agency says the industry’s 2010 operating income increased $9 billion over Q1 2009; its net income increased $11 billion.

New PWC survey finds FASB's push to have all financial instruments marked-to-market would be at odds with most investors' preferences.

As part of TIAA-CREF's “new client-focused organizational structure,” Maliz Beams will be replaced by Edward Van Dolsen.

The industry released almost $20 billion in reserves in 2009, according to a Conning study.

New Fitch report says P&C sector financial performance impressive considering the challenges of past 10 years.