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• DST Systems Expands Solution Delivery to Insurance Vertical

  By Staff Writer  |  May 13, 2011

  DST Systems, Inc., is expanding its footprint in the insurance marketplace. DST provides business solutions to 21 of the 25 largest U.S. life insurance carriers, and will expand its insurance solution portfolio through DST Insurance Solutions.

• SunGard Acquires Canadian Consulting Service

  By Staff Writer  |  April 7, 2011

  SunGard has acquired Toronto-based Stratix Consulting, a provider of IT consulting services to Canada's financial services companies. Specializing in capital markets, wealth and investment management, and insurance, Stratix Consulting has delivered IT management consulting and implementation services for customers since 1996.

• Q&A: How Software Vendors View the Insurance Market (Part 4)

  By Ruth Fisk, Courtlandt Gates, Frank Neugebauer  |  March 10, 2011

  In the fourth part of this series, PropertyCasualty360.com technology channel editor Bob Hyle continues the conversation with a trio of vendors in the insurance software space on their opinions on subjects such as carrier weaknesses, project management, and their partnership with carriers.

• Zenith Sale To Fairfax Challenged By Investor Lawsuit Over $1.4B Price

  By Daniel Hays  |  March 1, 2010

  An investor advocacy group announced it is suing the board of Zenith National Insurance Corp., alleging Zenith's planned $1.4 billion sale to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. undervalues the company.

• Fairfax Buying California's Zenith National For $1.4 Billion

  By Staff Writer  |  February 18, 2010

  Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited will acquire workers' compensation insurer Zenith National Insurance Corp. in Woodland Hills, Calif., in a $1.4 billion cash deal, the two companies said.