Nathan Golia

Nationwide, MassMutual, and State Farm are among the growing number of large insurance companies working closely with universities to build a pipeline of technology talent.

Both promotions focus on the data side of the organization.

The commercial lines carrier is the latest insurer to start a venture capital fund supporting insurance technology startups.

Michael LaRocco helped found AssureStart, a commercial insurer with exclusive online distribution, before joining State Auto.

The global insurer is the first insurance industry member of the U-M's Mobility Transformation Center Affiliate program

The excess and surplus lines carrier shakes up its management with former claims SVP taking over an operational and special projects position.

Quote Advantage produces two quotes for the carrier's BOP product in under a minute.

The life insurance carrier credits Agile development with helping it get a line of business live on the FAST platform less than a year after selection.

Hackers succeeded in accessing claims and clinical data from Premera, but they may be wasting their time trying to monetize health data, industry observers say.

Premera Blue Cross, serving the Northwest and Alaska, was hacked beginning last May, and even more sensitive data was exposed than in the Anthem hack.

Google can't use aggregation-based connections with insurance companies to decipher their rating and risk management strategies -- but it might not need to.

Today's launch of the Google Compare auto insurance comparison site represents a watershed moment in the U.S. insurance industry.

Ray Sprague, a 30-year veteran of the company, assumes leadership of its auto, home, and umbrella products.

Director of strategy and operations Mitchell Walsh joins the workers' compensation carrier from Texas Mutual.

The life insurer will implement PolicyHS to streamline change requests for inforce policies.

The company also put out a HITECH Act notice over the weekend detailing the identity protection services it will provide affected customers.

AXA Capital Ventures is investing in companies that focus on customer acquisition, climate change, travel insurance and more.

I don’t like when insurance companies are hectored by people inside or outside of the industry about how they aren’t innovative. Many insurers are leading the way in gleaning real results from emerging technology disciplines, including big data, analytics, mobile technology, and telematics.

Seven Iowa insurers, including The Principal, Delta Dental, and Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance, are investors in the project, which provides capital and mentoring to six technology startups focusing on providing insurance-specific services.

Joe Dahlquist, who has been with the company since 2001, will serve as a bridge between IT and the business side.