Digital Platforms

Goal of acquisition is to reach smaller insurers worldwide with ISCS' platform and Guidewire's scale.

Insurers are now ingesting more data than they can swallow from a host of new sources. Making sense of that this mix is just the beginning.

The key to selection was a successful proof of concept run on WoodmenLife’s universal life product.

Automakers are trying to turn today’s cars into a connected extension of the home or office to keep their names vital.

Find out who won the 2016 Plug & Play Winter Expo, which featured more than 20 insurtech startups pitching representatives from the industry.

The Texas-based insurer will reward customers with gift cards for safe driving habits.

The Caribbean insurer aims to improve both claims and underwriting performance with the move.

Majesco's suite will support the regional insurer's expansion plans.

Cariers and startups are learning a lot about each other, and clear communication is key to unlocking value, say panelists at Plug & Play event.

The insurer’s cloud implementation of the platform will begin in its home state of California.

Executives are concerned about their companies' ability to keep pace with the rapid speed of change, study finds.

The P&C insurer selects Valen Analytics to bolster its underwriting capabilities.

Timeless literary classics and leading business thinkers abound on the Society of Information Management's reading list for technology pros.

IoTSF is promoting the “Supply Chain of Trust” concept, which encourages producers to adopt a duty of care for their own customers and toward the wider ecosystem.

The company revamped its claims system in 2012 and is moving on to policy now.

As technology supplants old insurance jobs, new opportunities are available for enterprising individuals.

The company used Agile development and advanced user analytics to develop online sales platform, says SVP Susan Sachatello.

Many of our photo galleries this year focused on the emerging digital technologies transforming the insurance industry.

The regional carrier moves its existing core system from ISCS to the cloud.

Not many teams win consistently with an inexperienced quarterback, and the same is true for insurance companies and project managers.

This is the third buy for Insurity in the past two years.

Employees are looking to advance IT skills and work for a company that makes the division more of a priority, study finds.

EY's insurance industry outlook finds insurers are getting ready to move into the digital world.

Half of all revenue is attributed to policy administration software in IBIS report.

Companies are lured in, spending oodles of money on functions and features they don’t really use to their full advantage early on in the transformation process.

The goal is to improve the algorithms Uber uses to match drivers with passengers, and seek new techniques for building self-driving cars.

The IoT demands an extensive range of new technologies and skills that many organizations have yet to master, Gartner says.

The insurer's latest investment is in Sureify, an admin platform for life insurance.

The new technology was unveiled at Amazon's re:Invent conference, which drew 32,000 peoplefrom financial services, healthcare and other industries.

Carriers should expect some agent skepticism whenever they announce the intent to modernize or replace their core systems, and proactively take steps to improve the acceptance.

Investments in cloud computing will continue aggressively in 2017, but many organizations will opt for multi-cloud environments in their data centers.

SMA explains how the technology can make insurers more efficient and secure.

The number of insurance agents in some of Asia’s most developed markets could halve over the next three years as digital picks up.

Despite flat IT budgets expected next year, companies dependent on digital innovation will find room to recruit and retain the best talent.

DARPA predictions include the possibility that devices or applications will be capable of being launched by human thoughts.

The number of investments involving insurtech companies is expected to exceed 75 this year, up from 61 in 2015 and just one in 2012, according to venture-capital researcher CB Insights.

Novarica polled insurers on their top 3 priorities for IT spend in 2017, aggregating the responses.

The U.S. is projected to generate the largest percentage of services spending throughout the forecast period.

A significant portion of overall spending is on unmanaged or self-managed infrastructure, study finds.

Chief digital officer Darryl Siry has overseen a shift to Amazon Web Services.

QBE has suggestions for insurers to help investigate fraud cases using social media.

Artificial intelligence technologies encompass more than just robo-advisors.

It's the third such incident in the past three years for the health insurer.

The insurer first rolled out ISCS SurePower Innovation in 2014 in its home state of Texas.

Softheon's product suite arms the Texas health insurer with improved enrollment and payment reconciliation capabilities.

The Munich Re subsidiary agrees to terms with IT services provider L&T Infotech.

The insurer is revamping its entire IT environment.

The Hawaiian insurer aims to standardize policy administration, billing and claims using Guidewire's cloud-based platform.

Respondents to survey expect the continued rise of big data to cause the most disruption to the reinsurance industry over the next five years.

The goal is to deliver more real-time policy information to customers.

EngageOne Video from Pitney Bowes streams safety videos to users mobile phones, computers and tablets.

Trump’s positions on H-1B visas, cybersecurity and information technology policies.