Can insurers try to leverage social data to open up a new market? If so, would that affect the value of that data for claims/underwriting purposes?

Company will pay out a total of $10.6 million to four states for unlicensed activities.

Workers unaware of their health risks and the potential financial impact of those risks, says Aflac report. Six out of 10 workers said it’s not very or not at all likely they or a family member will be diagnosed with a serious illness such as cancer.

As many no-fault states look into changing the laws, Fitch finds that large auto policy underwriters such as State Farm, Progressive and Allstate have reported weaker underwriting results in some of these states.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council can begin the three-stage process of designating firms as systemically important financial institutions.

Specialty trucking insurer aims to shore up claims process by improving its iPhone app.

Amica takes top spot in customer satisfaction rankings as the reputation of U.S. P&C insurers rises in the wake of catastrophe-ridden 2011.

Data security threats evolve even as organizations successfully lock down their systems.

Allianz will still own about five percent of the company, worth approximately $464 million.

While retirement concerns grow, insurers are still struggling to assist with better planning for those concerns.

More than half of all financial advisors increased their recommendations of variable annuities since the credit crisis.

Bailed-out insurer American International Group is looking at the possibility of purchasing whole loans as another investment vehicle, leveraging the growing market share of its mortgage insurance business, the company's chief executive said in an interview with the Financial Times.

Heath insurer, broker report separate shakeups at the executive level.

The results of a Mozy survey indicate that 85 percent of SMBs do not use remote, automatic online backup. Of those that do perform backups, the most prevalent methods are those that can most easily be lost, stolen, deleted or destroyed

Companies to bring data, audit services to help life insurers minimize risk.

Brian Duperreault has been named chairman of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance, the advisory panel to the Federal Insurance Office.

As technological, environmental and economic risks assail insurers from all sides, a renewed focus on the process of risk management is required.

Looking beyond ROI and hard benefits, insurers are turning to Web 2.0 concepts to invigorate internal operations.

Cost containment firm will provide a Medicare-based re-pricing program for out-of-network claims management.

While deal value of 2011 insurance M&A transactions in the United States increased 43 percent to $12.9 billion from $9 billion in 2010, insurers are still plagued with low valuations, according to a new PwC study.