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The boards believe the amendments would improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS.

Moody’s and S&P assign ratings to Penn Mutual's surplus notes while A.M. Best revises the Michigan Blues’ outlook, and removes Jackson National Life from under review.

While the House is still expected to pass the bill, it's unclear if Democrats still have enough support to enact it.

Insurers should look at how many websites they're running, what they cost and if any of those services could be merged onto cheaper platforms.

A Gartner study says the number of people globally who use a mobile phone to make payments is expected to expand to 108.6 million by the end of 2010.

The federal government wants to build a place where everyone feels safe online, but are they instead creating a tempting target for cybercriminals and other enemies?

The California health insurer notified about 230,000 members and insurance applicants that a Web site used to apply for individual health policies was compromised.

Through a subsidiary, Pan-American Life Insurance Group plans to offer individual health, group life and accident insurance, among other policies, to Costa Ricans.

Insurers may want to keep an eye on Obopay's mobile payment gambit in Africa—the latest in its string of marketing strategies.

Broker Computer Assisted Marketing (BCAM) is designed to save brokers time by generating a company’s information into prefabricated e-mails.

INN announces the results of its fifth annual program recognizing the distinct and outstanding accomplishments and contributions of women in the insurance industry.

The Excellence in Ratabase Awards Program highlights insurers that have demonstrated good work with Ratabase, CGI’s insurance product-building program.

For every agency or industry participant that appeared to gain in the bill, there also was a significant downside.

AgencyPoint, the insurer's agent recruiting and training center, is located in Cincinnati.

Traditional carriers beginning to catch up to direct-to-consumer players in their ability to enhance the user experience, notes a new report.

Relationship between AIG CEO and the board’s chairmen sours after the sale of the company’s AIA Group Ltd. falls through.

UltiPro's unified HCM design offers the ability for insurers to achieve holistic BI on the entire workforce.

While it doesn’t make sense for insurers to hand over critical systems to third-parties, there are many other processes that can be handed over without worry.

Decision Trees, a part of the NAG Library’s documentation, is considered “future proofing” for investments in application development.

The resolution of issues means the bill is now complete and will return to the full House and Senate for votes next week, where it is expected to pass.