In anticipation of being deemed a systemically important financial institution, AIG looks to unload.

Insurer picks up Cover-All software that is designed to accommodate the functionality of an array of commercial lines.

While profitability challenges persist in the sector, improvements are seen in net premiums written and underwriting results.

Recently upgraded analytics and underwriting software designed to enable proactive pricing and real-time policy evaluations.

Consulting services are designed to allow clients to maximize the value of their catastrophe modeling investment.

Laureates will be selected from among 5 candidates, including AIG's Robert Benmosche and Principal's J. Barry Griswell.

In the third quarter of 2012, there were 59 deals that closed, which is just one more than during the previous three months, and a total deal value of $20.5 billion.

Many insurers see the value in leveraging data and predictive analytics to improve a variety of objectives and outcomes; for those still in doubt, read on.

Policy administration software to become a major component of Crum & Forster's rating and policy processing systems.

Tuesday’s election has signaled the beginning of several possible changes to the P&C industry, including new faces in oversight committees and an expanding role for the Federal Insurance Office.

The sale would be at a “substantial discount” to the unit’s book value of 2.4 billion pounds ($3.8 billion) at the end of June, Chief Financial Officer Pat Regan told reporters on a conference call today as the company posted a 5 percent decline in nine-month sales. The division, the third-biggest fixed annuity provider in the U.S., may fetch more than $1 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said in September.

According to a new report from Novarica, insurers are investing with customer retention and reducing expenses as their primary goals.

Insurer purchases iGO to power the sales process in its preneed and final expense markets.

NAMIC’s Jimi Grande says P&C insurers should expect more decisive action surrounding the Federal Insurance Office and Terrorism Risk Insurance Act over the next four years.

Hospitals, physician practices and health insurers breathed a sigh of relief on Election Night as President Barak Obama’s re-election signaled that his administration’s signature legislation—the health reform law—will remain the law of the land and provide some financial clarity for health care stakeholders.

International insurer reportedly plans to sell foreign units in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and China as well.

Attunity Ltd., a software solution provider, has released Managed File Transfer (MFT) for Hadoop. The new generation enterprise data transfer solution is designed to accelerate Big Data collection processes and integrate them seamlessly into and out of Hadoop, the open-source programming framework for large-scale data processing.

Enterprise broker management platform designed for scalability to help integrate operations across the insurer's large network.

Reluctant insurers must press forward accordingly as they now have nine days to advise the federal government how they plan to manage state-run exchanges.

Ensuring a high renewal rate is seen as top priority in preparing for the long-sought hardened market.