July 29, 2010
Insurance Technologies, a provider of point-of-sale management software for the financial services and brokerage industries, announces the general availability of its electronic application system, FireLight. ...
July 29, 2010
Vertafore, a provider of software and services to the insurance industry, announced the completion of its acquisition by investment funds managed by TPG Capital. ...
July 29, 2010
As Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., continues to lobby the House for his bill adding wind to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), another bill in the Senate seeks a compromise to settle the “wind vs. water” issue.
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July 28, 2010
Twenty-five members of the House have asked federal health regulators to ensure a role for licensed insurance agents in the Web portal that will be used to aid consumers in comparing coverage options.
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July 28, 2010
Alabama has made a three-year agreement with Swiss Re in which the insurer will pay the state for wind losses based on documented wind speed in the event of a hurricane.
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July 27, 2010
Ravello Solutions announced a new licensing structure for all of its system suites....
July 27, 2010
Blue Frog Solutions has entered into an agreement with Quick Life Center, a life insurance sales and processing platform provider....
July 27, 2010
ACORD and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation announced the record layouts of DTCC’s standard fixed file formats will now be included in the ACORD Life, Annuity and Health standard. ...
July 27, 2010
Aon eSolutions and Mitchell SmartAdvisor Solutions have established an exclusive partnership to deliver an claims and medical bill review solution for the workers’ compensation industry.
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July 27, 2010
The continuing soft market is weakening the credit quality of property and casualty insurers, making their future “problematic,” according to an analysis released by Moody’s Rating Service.
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July 26, 2010
Verisk Analytics, Inc., announced the launch of the Verisk Catastrophe Index, a new service providing loss estimates of insured property damage after catastrophes. ...
July 26, 2010
ISO and Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) announce that ISO ClaimSearch now offers a series of instant online Weather Forensic Reports to help insurers evaluate claims related to severe weather conditions. ...
July 26, 2010
A federal probe into whether state insurance regulators are overstepping their authority when it comes to risk retention groups is being hailed by a national self-insurance group.
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July 22, 2010
More independent agencies are taking advantage of advances in technology, including improved agency management systems, social media marketing methods and real-time capabilities, according to American Agent & Brokers’ 2010 reader agency automation survey....
July 22, 2010
Now that President Barack Obama has signed financial services reform into law, an intense lobbying effort will be set in motion to shape the regulations that will implement the bill to the liking of insurers, brokers and other interested parties....