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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City’s integration of Tuo Underwriting system is part of a marketing strategy to leverage Tuo and Microsoft Dynamics.

Facebook remains an intriguing channel and marketing tool for insurers, and this debate with regulators underlines just how important it could be.

S&P affirms Liberty Mutual Group Inc., A.M. Best downgrades Town and Country Mutual Insurance Co. and Moody’s upgrades Unum Group.

After rebuilding balance sheets following a costly 2008, P&C insurers hope to not face further financial risks.

The question of how to handle security identification is a thorny one.

A coalition of industry associations is working to scuttle an amendment to financial reform legislation that would strip health insurers of anti-trust protections currently enjoyed under the auspices of the McCarran-Ferguson Act.

Alterra Capital Holdings sees favorable ratings following merger, Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Co. and First Chicago Insurance Co. downgraded.

In testimony on Capitol Hill, industry says the use of credit scores vital for underwriting.

A survey conducted by Munich Re America that targeted insurance executives to determine their most pressing concerns revealed what most in the industry know: the economy still presents a challenge, but less so than last year.

The new Cyber Command appointment confirms the notion that we really are engaged in cyber-war.

The boundary between where social networking for an employer stops, and personal networking begins keeps getting fuzzier and fuzzier.

Aetna, Berkshire Hathaway, Genworth and Wellpoint among the insurers affected by most recent ratings changes.

Lack of communication, persistence of silos among the factors hampering risk management at an enterprisewide level.

As legislators craft reform measures for the financial services industry, insurers are asking to be excluded from funding a bailout mechanism for systemically risky companies.

Aon’s Investment Protection Insurance, the first policy written for space investors, covers satellite-related losses, including failure to launch.

RMS’ portforlio management platform, Miu, includes event mapping and historical cat event analysis features, and the ability to compare historical scenarios with future risks.

The oil slick befouling shores in the Gulf of Mexico is also set to sully the insurance industry’s bottom line.

White paper says a federal regulator could work in concert with state insurance regulators.

In joint letter to legislators, trade associations ask that insurers be excluded from resolution funding.

Sale of common stock and senior notes have brought the mortgage insurer back into compliance with the risk-to-capital ratio and minimum policyholders' position requirements.