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Growth of spending on risk management tools projected to outpace the growth of overall IT spending, making it the hottest corner of the IT market.

New data from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods shows catastrophe losses impacting insurers’ bottom lines.

The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) recently honored Caliper Corporation's Founder and CEO Dr. Herb Greenberg, for his role over a five-decade period in improving the performance of its state associations and member agencies. In particular, Greenberg was noted for his development of the Caliper Profile, a proprietary personality assessment.

Insurers waiting for an end to the soft market will be waiting awhile.

Acquisition of an estimated $675 million in assets to solidify Pan-American Life's presence in the in the Andean, Central American and Caribbean regions.

According to a new study from Strategy Meets Action, social media has become a nearly universal practice among insurers (nine percent reported not having a social media strategy or initiative planned), however, very few are beyond the basics of posting and monitoring.

The investment income woes of property/casualty insurers did not begin with the 2008 financial crisis, new analysis from Fitch Ratings reveals.

MIT Sloan and IBM survey points to organizational differences as main factor in competitive advantage with data.

As future leaders are identified, groomed and mentored, it is important to know the traits that must be innate and those that can be developed.

There can be, if insurers become fully aware of the ways to secure data.

Despite slow growth when compared to second-quarter figures, increases in year-to-year annuity sales remain strong.

Enhanced version designed to simplify agent-carrier workflows and streamline marketing processes.

Independence Blue Cross is in the process of testing a wireless-enabled fitness device and apps that can be used to support wellness, the Philadelphia-based insurer reports.

Insurers believe creative disruption has value, and they want their share.

Issue First to deliver permanent life insurance policies before underwriting process is completed by asking eight critical questions up-front.

Three lessons to learn from the ongoing global economic crisis.

AIG, The Hartford, Munich Re, Prudential, Sun Life and nine others release third-quarter figures.

Insurance units of bank holding companies generated a record $7.9 billion in fees during the first half of this year, up 14 percent from the same period in 2010.

Against regulatory pressures, insurers plan to meet challenges of a sluggish economy, weak pricing environment, and inability to generate underwriting profits with organic growth strategies.

Unpredictability, layers of complexity, yet-to-be-seen risks all play forward into challenges and opportunities for insurers’ social media strategies.