The NAIC president comments as House Financial Services subcommittees explore the impact of new standards on the insurance industry.

At a time of incredible change in the insurance industry, IT is right in the middle of that change.

To Improve Operating Ratios, Insurers Must Improve Risk Selection, Pricing and Processes For More Predictable Returns.

While there are many advantages to moving to a digital environment, insurers are finding that to be successful, a big-picture, stepped approach is required to address compliance issues.

While it's impossible to know what you don't know about the massive stores of data insurers accumulate, it's also possible to not understand what you know. That's where predictive analytics comes in. Vince Franz, VP and Chief Actuary, Celina Insurance Group, talked with Insurance Networking News about actuarial practices, the role of predictive analytics and how to justify the cost of such a project.

Aetna, among other insurers, plans to spend millions of dollars to support a group fighting to get coverage for the uninsured.

A survey indicates cloud decisions are being made more and more by business managers rather than, or as well as, by IT.

After a decade of falling rates and large profit margins, a new report from Conning urges insurers to review strategies in light of a changing market environment.

Latest version performs five times faster than previous in comparative tests conducted by the provider.

Zurich Insurance re-enters the force-placed market for the first time since 2008.

MetLife Inc. has added the Multi-Index Targeted Risk Portfolio to the MetLife Protected Growth Strategies lineup, available through its variable annuities with the GMIB Max and EDB Max optional benefit riders.

Solution designed for risk retention groups, captives and health care providers.

Insurers increasingly concerned about the expanding scope of regulation, escalating compliance costs and risks from privacy violations and breaches of network security.

Insurers will need to look to technology to focus on products and features, while overcoming a complex set of processes at the back end.

Company reports that about $340 million in payments have been made as of November 26.

GEICO has announced iPad application updates designed to make it easier for customers to conduct business and learn about their policies.

American pre-retirees are not taking retirement planning seriously, according to a LIMRA study. Twenty-five percent of the 33 million U.S. pre-retirees, surveyed, said they felt “very prepared” for retirement, down from 30 percent of those surveyed in 2010.

Industry continues to benefit as home inventories and distressed sales decline and prices stabilize.

A recent study from Travelers downplays the risk of digital platforms and transactions.

Predictions from Gartner outline a sprawling enterprise technology infrastructure that includes more SaaS, BYOD and outsourcing.