Digital distribution

As insurers ask themselves whether they want to participate in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges, vendors tailor services and states scramble to meet the 2014 deadline.

Firm partners with Answer Financial, launches O.co Insurance tab to offer home, auto quotes.

Abrupt departure Allstate's property/casualty operations head dings company’s share price.

The transaction is expected to result in an after-tax gain on sale of approximately $275 million for Manulife; and for Pacific Life, approximately 41% share of the market.

Facility addition is step toward building out underwriting capability of Alterra’s specialty operations.

Targeting platform for auto insurance advertisers to enable clients to optimize campaigns, increase exposure.

Survey: Health Insurance Brokers Vital in Years to Come

Next Generation Partners with Sallie Mae

As insurers look to capitalize on the rich trove of data on social networks, customer relationship management may be a good place to start.

Life/health insurers’ performance improves and stability returns; 12 new insurers made the list for 2011.

Volatility in the market affected results; nine new insurers made the list for 2011.

Is social media about transparency and creating a dialogue with customers, or is it a relatively inexpensive way (to date) to reach large numbers of potential customers? This is an important debate for all insurers.

As major market changes loom, report says health insurance providers that wish to access this giant pool of potential customers will need to shift toward a consumer-focused model.

General agent chooses new policy administration and billing system.

Deferred income product designed to protect retirees against longevity risk.

First American Insurance Underwriters to distribute wealth transfer life insurance products.

Social CRM may ultimately lose its cachet, but until then, the insurance industry is just beginning to explore the possibilities this new dimension of data provides.

life insurance, third-party administrators, Profit Sharing/401k Council of America

Securian will integrate the Balboa Life businesses into its St. Paul headquarters operations in 2012.

INN VIP Best Practice Award Winner Tom Hammond, Bolt Insurance Agency, describes the role standards play in his organization’s unique success.