Policy adminstration

Insurers may be interested to learn how one financial institution is combating sophisticated malware attacks.

To say that small insurers have been hard hit by the recession is an understatement. Representing approximately $71B in direct premiums, the sector faces constraints affecting long-term growth. As most analysts will agree, the small insurance business market has been squeezed in a contraction not seen in decades, and in spite of expectations to the contrary, the market has not regrouped in 2010.

Share price of insurer expected to dip as newly announced warrants, government shares begin trading.

All four agencies withdraw ratings of AIG subsidiary, Fitch affirms New York Life, Moody's affirms State Farm Life Insurance Co.

Just days after acquiring an employee benefits brokerage in Ohio, Wells Fargo snaps up another Kansas-based firm.

Stephen Byrne, VP, Agency & Field Automation, Harleysville Insurance, shares insights into his company's award-winning core systems project.

MetLife's annuity is the only deferred variable annuity with a living benefit distributed through Fidelity.

A.M. Best maintains stable rating outlook on life/annuity and property/casualty personal lines, but sees commercial lines lagging.

Dragon is designed to enable P&C carriers to use a single platform to automate business processes, optimize performance and reduce costs.

Banks’ sales of fixed and variable annuities remained largely flat in November.

RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage Portfolio, Defender Collection Software to help small- and medium-sized insurers with critical business data.

App turns iPhone or iPod touch to fully integrated extension of office connection.

Insurer to use the ISCS policy administration product in its personal auto business.

American International Group agreed in to pay $450 million to settle litigation with rival insurance companies, but Liberty Mutual isn’t one of them.

Gartner outlines four major areas for disruption.

News of the impending recapitalization caused the insurer's shares to hit their highest levels since October 2008.

Next generation technology seems to be a savior, and a challenge, to insurers trying to respond to the changing behavior and expectations of the customers who embrace it.

The IRS will not require insured plans to comply with nondiscrimination rules until further guidance has been issued.

IIABA says agent commissions should be excluded from calculations of non-claims costs.

Genworth discontinues retail and group variable annuities, while Western & Southern and Allianz put faith in new variable annuities.