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While some hopeful signs are anticipated, economic recovery is still not a reality in terms of IT budget levels.

Report from Moody's Investors Service says small carriers may need to diversify or raise capital to meet pending requirements.

StoneRiver survey posits reinsurers concerned about not having automation for aggregation in the event of a catastrophe.

New Celent report says there is no single best claim solution for all European insurers.

A new report from Novarica finds insurance CIOs warming to the use of agile development.

Escaping the last of the oughts has been good to P&C insurers, as the combined ratio improved to 101.1% in Q1 2010 from 102.2% in Q1 2009.

Short-term extension would keep the troubled National Flood Insurance Program operational until September.

Insurance technology execs are replacing their focus on being cost-cutting service providers with a ramp-up of innovation—and looking at their people and their organizations.

S&P rates Genworth's senior notes, Moody's downgrades The Phoenix Cos. senior debt rating and A.M. Best revises State Auto’s outlook to negative.

A new tax on British insurance purchases creates a challenge for insurer IT departments to respond in a timely fashion.

Even the best-aligned insurers face IT departments not quite getting what the users want, and users not understanding how IT operates.

Conferees yesterday couldn't agree to final language that would make it harder for federal regulators to preempt state consumer protection laws.

Avoca subsidiary Manchester Specialty Programs will provide specialty commercial property/casualty coverage, and will be led by William Thompson.

U.S. property/casualty insurer financial impairments rises to 18 in 2009, up from 16 in 2008 and five in 2007.

The best way for insurers to differentiate themselves from their competitors is to deliver on this simple promise.

CIGNA was honored as having the best customer service team of the year across all U.S. businesses.

Seeking to trim cost of package, senators seek to add six-month benefit extension.

Rating agency says the industry’s 2010 operating income increased $9 billion over Q1 2009; its net income increased $11 billion.

New PWC survey finds FASB's push to have all financial instruments marked-to-market would be at odds with most investors' preferences.

As part of TIAA-CREF's “new client-focused organizational structure,” Maliz Beams will be replaced by Edward Van Dolsen.