QBE Insurance posted a forecast-lagging 13 percent rise in first-half net profit, hurt by one-off claims, and cut its full-year insurance profit margin forecast, knocking its shares down as much as 11 percent to two-month lows.

The deadline for states to achieve certification for their health-insurance exchanges is fast approaching, but regulators say the lack of rules and guidance from Washington is holding up the process.

FICO, a provider of analytics and decision management technology, announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Adeptra Ltd., a cloud-based customer engagement and risk intervention solutions provider.

iter8, an insurance solutions software developer, and Appulate a provider of forms parsing and data bridging technology, announce a partnership in which iter8 will offer Appulate Uplink as an integrated part of iter8 product and service solutions.