While insurers have made technology investments to strengthen relationships with agents, they have not invested in systems to help their underwriters achieve high performance, a recent Accenture report said.

Operators of oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico may have breathed a big sigh of relief as they eyed the easterly track of Hurricane Bill recently because many drastically shrank their hurricane coverage programs, insurance executives reported late last month.

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Insurers' uncertainty over future performance of their loss-riddled investment portfolios will increase their demand for underwriting profits to meet earnings objectives, a rating service said.