American International Group is no longer alone as an official insurance industry symbol of economic stress. After three straight quarterly negative financial reports, The Hartford Financial received approval today to participate in the U.S. Treasury Department’s Troubled Assets Relief Program, which has approximately $110 billion left in the government’s kitty.

In spite of a down economy, actuaries and risk experts show no real changes to their risk management approach, notes survey.

In a letter to Congressional leaders, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner made it clear that the government is serious about revamping the nation’s financial regulatory system.

The only insurer required to take the federally-mandated test, MetLife continues to assert its financial strength.

It’s computer vs. Jeopardy champs in planned contests, but AI has some growing up to do.

Letter may shift long-running debate about flood insurance program.

Loss of deductions would be harmful, industry says.

CEO Edward Liddy says his plan does not include divesting AIG assets at fire-sale prices.

Conseco and Allianz both tout quarterly reports.

According to Forrester research, of the 18 million U.S. consumers applied for, or purchased, auto insurance via the Web, only 9% used a comparison site.

Fitch Ratings downgrades Hartford Financial Services Group’s primary life insurance subsidiaries ratings and affirms P&C subsidiaries ratings.

The Insurance Information Institute says the industry’s present capital position is stronger than before any of the major catastrophic events over the past quarter century.

GE's micro-holographic discs could allow all data on a computer to be stored on a single disc that can be read by a DVD-like player.

The Washington Legal Foundation says a set of rules adopted by the NAIC that requires insurers to disclose information related to climate change serves mainly to promote the ideological objectives of global warming activists.

The new Web site provides a forum for health care professionals to discuss the “meaningful use” of electronic health records.

After hearing reports from across the industry last week at both IBM's IMPACT conference and Software AG's SOA Summit, it's apparent that SOA is very much alive and kicking.

The insurer announces loss, albeit greatly reduced from 2008, and an agreement to sell its prime real estate holding in Tokyo to Nippon Life Insurance Co.

America's Health Insurance Plans is one of five organizations supporting a cut in the annual health care spending growth rate.

Industry payrolls were 2.275 million in April, down from a seasonally adjusted 2.279 in March.

Traveling in a custom-decorated Agent Insight Tour truck, the AgencyPort team will conduct interviews with more than 100 agents in more than 50 towns and cities.