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Respondents to AutoInsuranceQuotes.com’s survey say they still value working with a live agent, and e-mail bridges that gap.

An industry analyst says state-based regulation is hampering direct-to-consumer distribution.

The group applauds the steps taken by Congress and the Obama Administration to ensure the utilization of electronic health records.

Outsourcing professionals’ organization releases lists of leading outsourcing companies and advisors.

Insurance regulators need a wide purview to operate effectively, association contends.

President of agents association says modernization act is “more of the same.”

Specialty lines carrier will use the product to model, build, deploy and manage several rate plans in the U.S. market.

Legislation says federal insurance regulators will establish physical offices in all states.

Property/casualty association head says systemic risks still not addressed in new legislation.

AIG is fully cooperating with a U.K. fraud probe, while it puts several pieces of property on the block.

Sent to the Senate for a final vote, the latest provisions are more liberal than the previous Senate version’s.

Study suggests insurers establish an efficient risk-based compliance culture throughout their enterprise, or risk the consequences.

Serving as acting CIO since October 2008, Mark Esposito now will take ownership of IT strategy across all business segments of The Hartford’s life operations.

The impending amendments offer adaptable insurers strategic advantages from the resulting structure, says a Conning Research study.

Quarterly report from brokerage well received on Wall Street despite revenue decline.

The insurer said in November that it would acquire troubled Bonifay Holding Co. Inc. to qualify for TARP assistance, but still has not heard from the Treasury about its application.

Seeking to address systemic risk, reps say they will soon introduce legislation to create national insurance regulator.

The new course is intended for employees new to the insurance industry who need quick understanding of how their company's products serve customers.

The bill includes $3 billion in "jump start" funds to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to rapidly disseminate grants and loans to increase I.T. adoption.

A source says the auto insurance business is expected to fetch about $2 billion.