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AIR to provide catastrophe modeling services to support FM Global risk management activities.

After the U.S. House of Representatives delayed voting on H.R. 5740 an extra day, the proposal passed Thursday with vast support, 402-18. The measure provides a one-month extension for the National Flood Insurance Program, which was set to expire May 31, but will now run through June 30.

Partnership with CIC aims to extend Elixir North America’s straight-through processing and enrich agent, policyholder experiences.

A series of solution providers announce enhancements designed to drive efficiencies.

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 5740 today, a measure to push back the NFIP deadline one month, from May 31 to June 30.

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued a mandate requiring New York life insurers to search the U.S. Social Security Administration’s Death Master File every three months in order to find beneficiaries of the recently deceased who are unaware they are eligible for benefits.

System includes pre-loaded business rules engine and builds on CSC’s claims and risk management expertise.

Collaboration will progress with a proof of concept describing areas where ACORD data standards may map to XBRL insurance solvency and other business information taxonomies.

About 68 percent of European life insurers polled in a new survey have a positive outlook for their businesses in spite of ongoing market turbulence.

These statistics surrounding disability insurance and public awareness from Sun Life’s recent report, titled “Will workers in America hope to dodge the bullet, remain blind to the risks or simply hide?” despite becoming familiar sights this month, remain startling given another fact cited by the report: Medical problems contribute to roughly half of all personal bankruptcies and home foreclosures in the United States.

The growth of countries such as China, Brazil and India will inevitably lead to more business being written, and that will need new capital to support it, and more insurers, according to Lloyd’s of London Chairman John Nelson. “The challenge we have is to grow the Lloyd’s footprint into the emerging growth countries,” he said in a statement on the company’s website. “There’s an opportunity for Lloyd’s and for the United States, in the high-growth economies. What I hope to see is a situation where brokers are extending their networks, picking up new business across the world and placing it at Lloyd’s.”

ACORD leadership discusses the organization’s achievements and ongoing efforts. 

Two new studies show that the embrace of existing technologies, such as telematics, could soon have a dramatic effect on the insurance industry.

Latest version aims to improve functionality and flexibility of comprehensive risk management and compliance software.

“Although prices are higher, coverage remains affordable and available on a global scale,” said Bob Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute. “It is a steady and stable environment that includes some risk sensitive increases.”

As another deadline approaches for the National Flood Insurance Program, advocacy groups are taking to Capitol Hill this week as Democrats and Republicans attempt to put together an amicable long-term extension before May 31.

Insurance Networking News is proud to present its INN Newscast. This special video edition brings you exclusive coverage from day one of the 2012 ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in Orlando.

Insurance Networking News is proud to present its INN Newscast. This special video edition brings you exclusive coverage from day one of the 2012 ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in Orlando.

Risk Radar 2012 designed to provide management and operational staff with real-time visibility into project risks.

Because they underwrite policies differently, perpetual insurers will be analyzed differently than traditional insurers, according A.M Best. The firm’s methodology change, detailed in its “Analyzing Perpetual Insurers” criteria report is not expected to affect ratings and is reflected in the most recent version of “Best’s Credit Rating Methodology (BCRM).”