A report from A.M. Best says insurance regulators in developing nations need better data and stricter risk-based supervisory models to preserve solvency as the markets in these countries grow.

The recent announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice to form a National Fraud Prevention Partnership to address healthcare fraud is a step in the right direction. It's good to see industry groups such as the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), Coalition Against Insurance...

The recent announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice to form a National Fraud Prevention Partnership to address healthcare fraud is a step in the right direction. It's good to see industry groups such as the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), Coalition Against Insurance...

Increases in claim severity and, more recently, frequency are responsible for a 7.4 percent annualized rate of increase in homeowners claims costs from 1997 to 2011, the Insurance Research Council says in a new study.

A new builders' risk policy from XL Group looks to get rid of the "gray areas," says the insurer.

Oceanwide, a developer of cloud-based software solutions for the insurance industry, and Appulate, a provider of forms parsing and data bridging technology, announce a partnership in which Oceanwide will offer Appulate Uplink as an integrated component of Bridge, its multi-line policy administration and distribution product.

Oceanwide, a developer of cloud-based software solutions for the insurance industry, and Appulate, a provider of forms parsing and data bridging technology, announce a partnership in which Oceanwide will offer Appulate Uplink as an integrated component of Bridge, its multi-line policy administration and distribution product.

The highlight the suite as a platform for enabling business change and responsiveness, thereby helping insurers meet customer needs for improved value and experience, improved combined ratios through lower operational and claims cost, and better underwriting performance.