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Trōv partners with several insurance brokers to push its mobile app, which aims to keep insurers informed about the changing values of insured items.

Industry organizations assert their support for the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Summer National Meeting.

The Union of Concerned Scientists issue a list of suggested revisions in light of increasing costs and risks.

Federal officials now will allow some insurers to wait until 2015 to comply with the consumer protection.

Version 14 of RQE includes updates to financial and country/peril models, workflow and integration.

Expectations of extreme activity scaled back slightly, however

While vendors are optimistic about revenue growth over the next few years, a new report from Aite Group urges them to do a better job of aligning with P&C carrier needs.

Updated models designed to include multiple price volatility catalogs and the ability to modify industry premiums by adjusting default values.

Composite rates for P&C, personal lines and other individual categories decline in the absence of CAT events

Insurer is approved to provide health care coverage to eligible small businesses in all 58 counties in the state.

Jason Cole will join MetLife as VP of federal government relations as of Aug. 22, 2013. He will report to Heather Wingate, head of federal and state lobbying.

The vast majority of financial institutions do not believe their data technology is very effective, according to a global risk survey from Deloitte.

AIG and Principal are making moves to limit their proprietary trading and investments, attempting to appease regulators just as MetLife, The Hartford and Allstate have done before them.

By a wide margin, California led in luxury car thefts from 2009 to 2012, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

Steven Zabel, former SVP of long-term care insurance, CFO of insurance products and SVP of audit for Genworth, will oversee Unum's enterprise risk management program.

Lack of confidence comes from not understanding their company’s exposure to operational, regulatory/compliance or financial risk, according to recent survey results.

As fraud prevention technologies become more sophisticated, insurers need to invest at every customer touch point to achieve increased revenue growth, according to new research from Ovum.

The second quarter of 2013 saw $2.2 billion of non-life catastrophe bonds issued through 14 tranches (representing 10 deals), compared with $2.1 billion issued in the same period last year, with 12 tranches (representing 7 deals), according to Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), part of Willis Group Holdings.

New Enterprise 12.2 software includes iPad app and Risk Goggles, which are used to assess the risks and damages of various weather conditions.

Insurers included on the Financial Stability Board's list of global systemically important insurers (G-SIIs) could see a modest improvement in their credit profiles due to the higher risk and capital management standards imposed on them, according to Fitch Ratings.