Policy adminstration

People think seniors' online habits revolve entirely around looking at their grandkids' pics on Facebook, but they're surprisingly active when it comes to advocacy.

Buffett, Sokol sued by shareholder over actions prior to March acquisition.

Insurer says the proposed acquisition of Chaucer Holdings will help bring the company greater scale and earnings diversification; Moody's agrees.

PCI official says P&C insurers need to be mindful of attempts to whittle away anti-trust exemption.

The app is intended to make Allstate's group benefits available to more than 300,000 employers and 12 million consumers.

Legal and financial analysts expected the justices to reject the request.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will develop a new system of records as part of a program to oversee states' development and operation of health insurance exchanges.

Prudential CIO Barbara Koster receives the honor from a New Jersey newspaper.

Sluggish growth, inflation fears discussed during Big “I” CEO panel.

Global reinsurer capital reached an all-time high of $470 billion at the end of 2010, says an Aon Benfield study.

Against a backdrop of global catastrophes and political distress, CEOs rank fueling business growth as No. 1 priority; talent management and innovation emerged as the most critical vehicles for implementing strategies.

Financial firms sold 27% more annuities in February than they did in January, and 33% more than they did in February of 2010, studies say.

LIMRA CEO recently issued a plea to insurance professionals to get with the times when trying to teach the younger generations about retirement.

A reported decline in PC shipments in the first quarter is blamed on everything from the growth of the tablet market to the Japan tsunami, but perhaps there is a much simpler reason.

Linux revolutionized the software distribution model to the point where we now also have open source databases, middleware, development tools and even business intelligence tools.

John Nelson will take over for Lord Levene of Portsoken in October; believes insurers need to address high catastrophe claims and low investment returns

A pair of vendors shine a light on the role of keylogging and social engineering as a growing threat to insurers in the wake of the Epsilon breach.

California pest control company is accused of avoiding $2.9 million in workers’ compensation premiums.

North America should account for more than half of the 300 million NFC-enabled phones, research says.

The association also recognized two others at its award ceremony.