P&C insurers turn to geographic information systems (GIS) to augment computer-based catastrophe models, help mitigate weather-related losses.

Competition among auto insurers is stiffening; measuring customer service/satisfaction may help them get a leg up.

Insurers are finding new areas and new ways to utilize business intelligence and predictive analytics.

In order to put more digital technology to use for patients, healthcare providers must work together and share electronic health records and resources, a Geisinger Health System expert says.

The insurer is using Insurance Decisions for policy administration, claims management, billing, data warehousing, reporting and business intelligence.

Aon's RiskConsole offers a new environmental module that provides organizations with the ability to effectively manage the multi-faceted environmental due diligence process.

The law would stiffen punishment for securities law violations targeting senior citizens.

Dubai — Chicago-based Aon Risk Services is opening a new mergers and acquisitions service for private equity, sovereign funds, business-to-business, real estate and infrastructure funds based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Boston — As the hurricane season begins, statistics and research indicate catastrophes and their repercussions should be top of mind for insurers. A report recently completed by Boston-based catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide Corp. estimates that over the past three years the insured value of properties in coastal areas of the continued to grow at a compound annual growth rate of just over 7%. Despite the recent weakening of the real estate market in many areas, the insured value-or the cost to rebuild properties-has maintained an annual growth rate that will lead to a doubling of the total value every decade.

London — Marsh Ltd., the London-based subsidiary of the New York-based brokerage, has signed a deal to outsource its back office functions.

A coalition of insurers, health care providers and technologists push industry standard.

New York state lawmakers are hoping to adopt legislation that would allow auto insurers to adjust rates twice annually by a total of 5%.

A new study reports overall consumer confidence in financial services at its lowest in five years, but P&C carriers were ranked five of the top 10 organizations by survey respondents.

A new survey from ISO reveals that net underwriting losses precipitated an $8 billion decline from the previous year.

A multi-year speed-to-market strategy fuels Blue Shield’s relationship with this custom software vendor.

Designed to provide a centralized cash-management, accounts receivable and collections operations, AAA Mid-Atlantic will eventually expand its use of the STG Billing and Accounts Receivable system to non-insurance lines of business.

The platform is designed to provide a transparent view of the sensitivities a risk position has to individual perils and its correlations to other positions.

The software giant acquires another vendor in the insurance industry.

Plan representatives call efforts key to Blue companies' stewardship of healthcare dollars.

Supreme Court decision say conflict of interest should be considered.