These tools and methodologies, such as Hadoop and MapReduce, can help insurers unlock the real potential of Big Data.

Upgrades and additional functionality implemented to help business customers more efficiently analyze loss trends.

The “Aon Risk Maturity Index” identifies trends in the overall risk maturity of organizations based in different parts of the world.

Oracle seeking roughly $1 billion in damages; Google and Oracle CEOs expected to be among first witnesses.

State Farm, Progressive and Allstate noted for successful Facebook presences in a recent report breaking down the industry’s take on social media.

The stress of filing income taxes may make U.S. motorists more prone to fatal motor vehicle accidents today say Canadian researchers.

Analytics M&A streak continues as IBM picks up analytics provider with more than 180 clients, including Farmers Insurance.

a study by Willis Group Holdings reported that among primary umbrella casualty lines more than 75 percent of insured clients are seeing modest rate increases on renewal, driven by gradual increases in revenues and rating exposures.

Participants in national online pilot learn skills to help manage conditions and interact with others living with chronic illness.

USAA files suit against Mitek for alleged misappropriation of USAA's proprietary information, breach of contract and fraud; Mitek responds with a countersuit for alleged patent infringement and breach of contract relating to its technology.

FICO releases software aimed at improving recent survey results indicating 64 percent of insurers lack the ability to rapidly deploy or update models.

Stable-value products are in demand among retirement-focused workers, according to New York Life's data.

The carrier's first foray into the cloud came with security concerns that lead to more in-house control over compliance solutions.

A new report from Novarica outlines significant internal and external costs behind the average P&C PAS project, but the speed-to-market improvements may be worth it.

Banking industry exec discusses the issue’s force-placed furor, the industry's response and possible areas of compromise.

Indonesian earthquake latest reminder to insurers of property catastrophe exposure.

“Insurers on the West Coast are keeping headcounts low, and many are preparing a set off layoffs in the next month,” Janco CEO Victor Janulaitis told Insurance Networking News. “The IT job markets in Chicago and Boston are doing reasonably well and Dallas is picking up, but overall it’s not where it used to be four years ago.”

Insurance group aims to mitigate regulatory risks across specialty P&C, annuity and supplemental health insurance businesses.

Convenience, life triggers shape buying habits, reports LIMRA.

As insurers attempt to recoup losses from a costly 2011, global property insurance rates rise in the first quarter of 2012, Marsh reports.