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Independent insurance agents are increasingly vulnerable to digital disruption, according to a new Accenture survey.

Berkshire is already among the largest reinsurers of asbestos and environmental policies.

Reinsurers are seeking to shore up earnings as lower losses from natural disasters and a greater availability of capital weigh on prices.

Claim supervisors face challenges in making time to perform their most important task, according to Towers Watson survey

After Months of rate increases, MarketScout says a softer market will require insurers to plan for slight rate decreases at the end of the first quarter and through the end of the new year.

New platform intended to provide centralized, streamlined and automated processing for more than 30 years of data.

The new directors will help extend the CO-OP’s services and offerings to its members.

Insurer will offer usage-based driving discounts to customers beginning this summer.

Fosun International's purchase of Meadowbrook Insurance provides entry point into U.S. market.

What will the Society for Information Management’s members be reading next year? Here we present the complete list along with a little insight into what you can expect to learn from each book.

Congress fails to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act before adjourning for the year, undoing a program for shared public and private compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism.

It's going to be an interesting year. Here are the top trends that will shape the casualty insurance market in 2015, according to Marsh's US Casualty Practices.

The ruling subjects MetLife to stricter Federal Reserve oversight; the insurer can appeal in U.S. district court within 30 days.

The Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) takes the spotlight; the healthcare industry will leapfrog other sectors in data analytics innovation; and, the Internet of Things makes big data even bigger within the enterprise.

Peter Hahn, head of predictive analytics for Zurich North America, shares his insights on successfully finding, hiring and keeping people with the hottest skills.

The web-based, policy, billing, claims and reinsurance insurance administration system from Maximum Processing is intended to help the insurer improve client offerings, productivity and operational efficiencies.

The cloud has become a significant part of the IT environment at many organizations, as they adopt public, private and hybrid cloud strategies. Here are some of the interesting developments in the area of cloud services during the past year.

New offerings target MGAs, TPAs, workers comp, self-insureds and mutual carriers

IT modernization effort focuses on more adaptive product roll-outs and improved customer experience.

Blind-spot and lane-departure systems are immature, and drivers must still learn how to use them, according to AAA engineering experts.