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Kaiser CEO says increase not unexpected based on health care overhaul, points to rising health care costs and insurer profits as contributing factors.

National carrier grows its presence in Nevada with the acquisition of 88-year-old ISU Stetson-Beemer Insurance.

Technology designed to enable insurance agents to maintain their website and Facebook presence from one location.

Insurer positions for competitive advantage by adding XML technology to many commercial insurance classifications to speed BOP quoting.

Potential acquisition would bring Midwest, East Coast property/casualty business to Nationwide.

Transaction valued at about $55 million, expected to close by the end of this year.

Insurer further expands presence in the New England region by closing deal with Watson Insurance.

Purchase of agency will add 25 employees to staff, expand BB&T’s foothold in California.

According to a Deloitte report, a position once seen as a “steward” of technology now lies at the forefront of company decision-making and growth.

Business intelligence software offered as a pre-integrated reporting option to work in tandem with the suite.

Reorganization results in the three new divisions of operations: Preferred Underwriting, Preferred Brokerage and Preferred Advantage.

The Big "I" welcomes a new chairman, Michael Donohoe, along with three other officers.

Ericksen, managing a staff of more than 1,000 technology professionals, will be responsible for setting strategic technology direction.

New report examines how insurers can adopt a centralized approach to avoid system segmentation.

Aetna, Humana, Kaiser Permanente and UnitedHealthcare contribute to the launch of a new data-sharing initiative.

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a total of $109 million in grants to 28 states and the District of Columbia.

Lloyd’s suffered $1.12 billion in losses on its way to a combined ratio of 113.3 percent.

Company commits to expanding insurance coverage in Haiti, Senegal.

Pike Research: By 2020, adoption and standardization of virtual data environments will push significant greenhouse and energy reductions.

CFOs responding to a recent Towers Watson survey say their companies are increasing both property and casualty rate levels ahead of market increases.