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Lower expenses offset declining revenues and investment losses to help U.S. life insurers generate $8.9 billion in Q2 net income.

Conning reports that despite only being written in just 25 states, workers' comp state funds are poised to overtake private plans.

Competing testimony before House committee highlights schism over creating a national regulatory presence to monitor insurers.

A new report from J.D. Power and Associates Reports finds overall satisfaction with homeowners insurance has significantly increased for the first time in five years.

America's Health Insurance Plans and Blue Cross and Blue Shield have collaborated to give providers one-stop shopping when conducting transactions with insurers.

FDIC Chairman says federal resolution authority must transcend industries and international borders.

Island Insurance benefits from DRC’s industry experience as well as its local presence.

Vertafore will still manage its Software-as-a-Service-based products internally, but Savvis will operate the scale-related IT infrastructure.

Medical malpractice insurers and actuaries can breathe a short sigh of relief before bracing for future challenges, such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decision to no longer reimburse for certain hospital-acquired conditions.

While the details of the legislation remain unchanged, the proposed Office of National Insurance has been renamed the Federal Insurance Office.

A.M. Best announces ratings changes for Ameriprise, General Re Corp., QBE the Americas and 10 other insurers.

Burning the midnight oil, Senate Finance Committee finalizes health care reform legislation

Insurers convene with other experts to discuss a convergence of consumer protection and compliance-related challenges associated with social networking.

After much speculation about how much AIG owes the government, the company releases a statement containing facts.

More research on IT spending filters in, and the conclusions are pretty much the same: IT spending for property/casualty insurers flat to slightly higher through 2010.

President Obama signs a last-minute extension of the oft-extended National Flood Insurance Program.

A survey reveals a high level of customer loyalty and satisfaction among respondents.

Bucking national unemployment trends, large agencies are adding producers, a new study finds.

Former Bank of America exec Liam McGee will succeed Ramani Ayer.

The Senate Banking Committee Chair wants to "eliminate the overlaps, redundancies and additional red tape created by the current alphabet soup of regulators."