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Fitch Ratings expects a slight improvement in 2009 underwriting losses, but the improvement won’t last through 2010.

A survey of P&C CFOs shows that when subrogation is treated as a core activity, they can report higher profits and satisfaction.

The reform bill is expected to water down a provision to create a new consumer protection agency, among other plans.

For insurers looking to develop their social media strategy, looking to banks may offer some helpful clues.

Industry technology executives admit that adopting the changes required to innovate is no longer an option: CIO Insurance Summit report.

Tentative agreement would include private plans, expand medicare coverage, and regulate insurers' medical-loss ratio.

A.M. Best affirms Progressive and CUNA Mutual’s ratings, and S&P assigns a negative outlook to White Mountains Insurance Group.

New rule changes how insurers calculate admissible deferred tax assets.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said TARP must be extended due to the remaining challenges for homeowners and small businesses.

The effects of regulatory reform, increased government intervention and potential tax law changes will keep stability at bay, at least for a few more years, says a PricewaterhouseCoopers report.

Regulation and expansion are included among Deloitte's six key topics for which insurance companies will be watching in the coming year.

Advanced System Designs, a Morton, Ill., full-service provider of technical and business solutions to the insurance industry, has expanded its locations across the United States and added several new members to its business intelligence (BI) team to support the growth of its offerings across the insurance, financial services and manufacturing specific industries.

Andrew Kaslow departs the troubled insurer, leaving a vacancy at an inopportune time.

Aon says rates are stabilizing after signs of hardening in first half of year.

Lawmakers consider hybrid proposal that would use private insurance plans to offer universal coverage

Supreme Court will hear arguments over legality of auditing oversight board created by Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Vendor’s commercial lines platform chosen for Canadian policy admin operations.

Framework expands current use of policy admin solution to provide additional products to agents.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics finds that the insurance industry lost 2,400 jobs in the month of November, noting it is an improvement over recent months.

The Group of North American Insurance Companies expressed serious concerns about a new paper’s conclusions for measurement of non-life insurance liabilities in the post-claim period.