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Confidence and demand gives analytics technology a boost.

From cloud computing to legacy systems to the business/IT relationship, insurance CIOs discuss areas affecting their careers and ability to perform.

Competing testimony before House committee highlights schism over creating a national regulatory presence to monitor insurers.

FDIC Chairman says federal resolution authority must transcend industries and international borders.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Fox Lawson & Associates LLC, a compensation and human resources consulting firm specializing in wage and classification studies.

Medical malpractice insurers and actuaries can breathe a short sigh of relief before bracing for future challenges, such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decision to no longer reimburse for certain hospital-acquired conditions.

While the details of the legislation remain unchanged, the proposed Office of National Insurance has been renamed the Federal Insurance Office.

A.M. Best announces ratings changes for Ameriprise, General Re Corp., QBE the Americas and 10 other insurers.

Burning the midnight oil, Senate Finance Committee finalizes health care reform legislation

Insurers convene with other experts to discuss a convergence of consumer protection and compliance-related challenges associated with social networking.

President Obama signs a last-minute extension of the oft-extended National Flood Insurance Program.

The Senate Banking Committee Chair wants to "eliminate the overlaps, redundancies and additional red tape created by the current alphabet soup of regulators."

One of the most frightening aspects of the financial services meltdown is that it may well happen again. Indeed, a new paper from Society of Actuaries (SOA) and the Joint Risk Management Section says a focus a widespread embrace of enterprise risk management coupled with regulatory enhancements are needed to avert future crises.

The arrival of BPM as a transformational initiative is creating new opportunities for carriers to think about new ways of doing business.

Just a year after the launch of its Attachments Warehouse, the National Insurance Producer Registry(NIPR), a non-profit affiliate of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, announced an enhancement to the licensing tool that electronically stores documents submitted by applicants. NIPR’s Reporting of Actions (ROA) expands electronic filing abilities to enable producers to submit necessary documents for reporting administrative, criminal or civil action.

Genworth, Markel and Unum are just a few of the insurers affected by A.M. Best and Fitch’s latest rating actions.

One of the best things about covering the technology industry is that one doesn’t usually have to sully oneself with the hogwash that passes for discourse and wisdom among our nation’s politicians.

Association cheers legal ruling in Michigan.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is denouncing marketing efforts by insurance companies aimed at shifting the debate over Medicare Advantage.

Discoverture Solutions (Discoverture), .a Phoenix-based insurance industry-focused IT solution and service provider, is pleased to announce the company's software development center achieved a CMMI Maturity Level 3 rating during a recent appraisal.