CNA to cede about $1.6 B of net asbestos and environmental pollution liabilities to National Indemnity Co.; A.M. Best's ratings for CNA unchanged.

The reform bill, which could pass today, should make the Fed a more assertive regulator focused on anticipating the next systemic threat.

A survey shows that 3% of firms were “customer-centric organizations,” while 33% of firms were “customer-oblivious organizations.”

Move follows dispute over sale of Asian life unit.

Insurers watch and wait as Microsoft looks to standardize cloud services around its Azure platform.

With Bill Bloom leaving Travelers for ExlService Holdings, the Hartford-based insurer tapped 2008 Women in Insurance Leadership honoree Madelyn Lankton and Elio Lagana to fill the void.

Sales analytics tools offer insurers significant benefits, says Aberdeen.

Ten years out, insurers will experience four significant business shifts that will create new technology trends and transformative opportunities for insurers, notes report.

In an ever-competitive market, long-term viability of Islamic insurance sector supported by growth, profitability.

The insurer believes an analytics-based strategy is the future of customer relationships.

Annuities deemed not to be securities and will remain under state regulatory purview.

Essent Guaranty says it's lined up $100 million of fresh capital, bringing its total equity commitments to $600 million.

Senate passage may come Thursday after Sen. Nelson's commitment.

The consulting firm announced its 50 top U.S.-based life and health insurer list for the 20th straight year.

The consulting firm announced its 50 top U.S.-based property/casualty insurer list for the 20th straight year.

The Department of Health and Human Services says it wants "well-intentioned providers to become meaningful users of electronic health records."

Last procedural roadblocks blocking landmark legislation are cleared as Sen. Olympia Snowe signals she will back bill.

SunGard, in collaboration with Microsoft and HP, has created a new enterprise risk management (ERM) framework that will help support insurance companies' Solvency II (SII) compliance initiatives. The three companies have identified and packaged in the framework technology components and consulting services (SunGard's iWorks ERM solution, HP's consulting services and infrastructure portfolio, and Microsoft's HPC and SQL servers) that can help insurance customers define and implement a comprehensive ERM technology framework that supports SII requirements, reports SunGard.

GoodForLife bundles life insurance and severe accident and critical illness benefits, begins to return premiums paid at age 65.

Fitch affirms ratings of AIG and CIGNA; Moody's and S&P react to the announcement that Aon plans to acquire Hewitt Associates.