The number of questionable claims (QCs) filed during the 2011 first half increased 4.5 percent compared to the previous year, according to a recent National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) analysis.

Catastrophe losses in 2011 will reach the $1 billion mark for American Family Insurance.

Insurers are unlikely to be subject to federal oversight through the Dodd-Frank act, a Congressional staffer says, but it is unclear whether the act will lead to heightened state regulation.

Catastrophes continued to impact carriers through August, with personal-lines insurers reporting elevated claims activity for the month.

After almost four years as an orphan, the National Flood Insurance Program is picking up some powerful parents. It is as if it has suddenly morphed from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. The reason is that the latest fashion in Washington is to bring in additional revenues without...

Insurance Technologies Corp., introduces AgencyBuzz, a drip marketing tool created for independent insurance agents. AgencyBuzz allows agents to automate their online and offline marketing processes and manage their contacts in an interface that can assign a relationship statusprospect, customer or lostfor each line of business the agent offers.

Insurance Technologies Corp., introduces AgencyBuzz, a drip marketing tool created for independent insurance agents. AgencyBuzz allows agents to automate their online and offline marketing processes and manage their contacts in an interface that can assign a relationship statusprospect, customer or lostfor each line of business the agent offers.

Typhoon Roke completed its pass over Honshu, Japans main island, leaving behind some wind damage, but mostly damage from flooding.