Policy adminstration

House votes to extend National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for an additional six months.

Nationwide backs legislation to ban texting while driving (TWD), and contends technology will play an important role in changing behavior behind the wheel.

Mark Cracknell will be responsible for servicing marine clients both directly, and through the global Aon Specialty network.

Zurich’s SIU helps authorities unravel “slip and fall” fraud claims spree.

Eileen Currie previously held the position of chief marketing officer and SVP of field operations at Crum & Forster Insurance Co.

All dozen health insurers, including Aetna and CIGNA, rated by Fitch have negative outlooks, while A.M. Best's ratings vary.

Insurers may be wary of target-date funds, but are keeping their eye on regulatory developments.

Study highlights payoff potential of targeting security investments to support growth.

Seeing a drop in profits, insurer commits to continued underwriting discipline, and “walking away” from inadequately priced business.

It’s said the insurance industry is a slow technology adopter, but maybe insurers are justifiably skeptical that the technology doesn’t meet its role-based needs.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance, Conseco Inc. and Midland National Life Insurance Co. are some of the companies to receive recognition for technology and quality enhancement.

The degree, awarded by the University of Essex, is aimed at practitioners in financial services who may already be qualified but are seeking to gain a higher education degree to advance in their careers.

A new report from Novarica shows commercial lines insurers value user experience above all else when selecting a policy administration system.

First Insurance Funding Corp. acquired the majority of AIG’s U.S. life insurance premium finance business, and may purchase additional life insurance premium finance assets.

The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina recognized the personal and commercial P&C insurer for the second consecutive year.

IBM plans to meld SPSS offerings with its own, but says it will continue to support firm’s predictive analytic technologies.

While most vendors have gotten aboard the open source train, cloud computing offers many of the same benefits with, perhaps, fewer costs.

Northeast Bancorp's 10 insurance agency acquisitions since 2007 have vaulted it to 60th place among bank holding companies that sell insurance, up from 156th place in 2005.

New SVP Angela Kyle will be responsible for overseeing the company’s Investment Annuities and Guaranteed Lifetime Income products.

Vendor purports its comparative rater will keep personal lines agents on the frontlines.