Peter Moreau, vice president and CIO for Amica Insurance, has risen through the technical ranks in an IT career that started following his graduation from college. His technical background made new technology initiatives exciting for him, but as he has matured into an IT leader so has his focus.

Israel's Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings agreed to sell its subsidiary Clal U.S. Holdings Inc for $221 million to Nebraska-based National Indemnity Co, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc .

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Liberty Insurance Co. Ltd., has been granted approval to establish a branch in Shandong province by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.

ISO has received approval of its filings introducing new ISO Risk Analyzer Homeowners by-peril rating rules in 13 states, with filings pending approval in several other states. The new optional rules provide by-peril rating relativities for key homeowners rating variables.