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At least 15 major insurers have dedicated Twitter accounts, including USAA, GEICO, Progressive, Allstate, Mutual of Omaha and Travelers.

Only three of Moody’s 19 rated companies reported lower operating earnings in Q3 2013 compared to the prior year.

California, Texas and Colorado are at the top of the list due to the number of households, but another state has the highest percentage of households at high or extreme risk from wildfire.

“This meeting has not been discussed in any meaningful way with the entire membership of the NAIC nor have we worked to build consensus among the members on what our positions will be,” six absent state commissioners wrote in a letter.

Cloud-based e-mail software is designed to improve validation process at the point of entry.

The new version, called IDIT Version 11, is designed with mobile platform support, including applications for customers, claim assessors and underwriting inspections.

Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, said in an e-mailed statement today that it will buy a 4.9-percent stake in New China Life for $493 million.

More than 75 technologists gathered to create open source health record applications for veterans in an effort to speed and simplify access to patient information and improve care.

New app for iOS is designed to work in conjunction with the company's UBI device, providing drivers with data on daily commutes, fuel efficiency and engine diagnostics.

More than a third of the back-end infrastructure still remains to be built in the federally run marketplace, a top IT official from CMS said Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

Delivered as a cloud-based service, iWorks Enterprise Financials aims to assist chief investment and financial officers in making better, more informed business decisions, while achieving smarter operations.

The two confirmed EF-4 tornados that hit Illinois on Sunday also were unusual for occurring so far north, according to an analysis by Risk Management Solutions.

More Than 150 P&C PAS Purchases Made Since 2010

Among the insurers on the list, AIG sees the biggest drop-off from 2011 to 2012; during the same period, Berkshire Hathaway nearly doubled its market share in the sector.

New figures state that 59 percent of the Fortune 500 still have at least 1.6 hours of data center downtime per week, which translates to at least $8.5 million per year in losses.

Obama invited the group to meet with him a day after he announced that the administration was altering regulations to permit insurance companies to extend existing policies for an additional year.

Most North American P&C insurers will find IT budgets steady, but core systems replacement and better business/IT alignment are resulting in increased discretionary and extra-budget spending.

The insurer, which underwrites specialty and reinsurance products, promotes Michael Fleischer and one other to executive roles within the excess and surplus division of the group.

Arendt was named a 2013 WIL winner as a result of her leadership and approach to the largest project of her career.