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Fiserv Agrees to Sell Majority Ownership in its Insurance Business

As Fiserv Inc. shifts its focus to its core banking and payments businesses, Fiserv Insurance Solutions has backing for significant product development.

Personal Health Record Accord Reached

A coalition of insurers, health care providers and technologists push industry standard.

NAMIC: New York Flex-Rating Legislation is "Significant Progress"

New York state lawmakers are hoping to adopt legislation that would allow auto insurers to adjust rates twice annually by a total of 5%.

NAIFA, Financial Services Online Team, Provide Free Access to Virtual Library

The partnership is designed to provide NAIFA members with free, unlimited access to an online resource library that includes fact finders, concept pages, business tips and tools, client presentations, tax information and specimen documents.

Insurance Industry Poised for Growth Through Innovation

By Carrie Burns
Deloitte points to distribution-centric strategies, advanced analytics applications and enterprise technologies as non-traditional growth opportunities for insurers.

SwissRe Sees Industry Facing Financial Headwinds

By Bill Kenealy
Economists say carriers need to ready themselves for the slow growth environment ahead.

Industry Weighs In on Insurance Information Act

By Bill Kenealy
The legislative effort to create a federal insurance advisory is eliciting both praise and concern.

Chasing the Integrated Insurance Enterprise

By Pat Speer
C-level insurance executives have a better chance of improving their financial performance if they can act upon certain value levers and imperatives in order to create a true “integrated insurance enterprise.” Not unlike chasing the Holy Grail, getting there may require a sea change in corporate strategy and culture.

Agents Rate Carriers, Seek Improved Real-Time Functionality

Surveys conducted by four chapters of the Professional Insurance Agents’ organization reveal that the treatment and support they receive from their carriers comprise more than customer service.

Former Sen. John Glenn Reflects on Our Learning Odyssey

By Pat Speer
To remain competitive, insurers must be both inventive and innovative, claims the former Ohio senator and astronaut. The key to our industry’s—and our country’s—success lies with education and research.

Soft Market No Time to Trim IT’s Sails

By Bill Kenealy
At its annual conference last week, TowerGroup’s David West said carriers must invest in IT to thrive.

IASA Broadens Reach with Executive, Risk Management Offerings

Non-profit continuing education organization bolsters its line-up with newly created targeted events, seminars.

Study Sees U.S. Insurers Ignoring Foreign Merger Frenzy

By Bill Kenealy
A devalued greenback will keep American insurance companies looking inward when it comes to acquisitions.

Insurers Form Personal Health Records Group

Initiative seeks to make medical files easily transferable between insurance companies.

Profit: Another Reason For Banks to Sell Insurance

By Carrie Burns
In 2007, banks that sold insurance were more profitable than banks that didn’t.

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