Digital Platforms

Insurers now have a framework for drone use to assist in claims, underwriting and more.

Offer indicates continued hot M&A market for insurance technology vendors.

Here are some important tips on how to best keep your data safe when your employees may have other things on their minds.

Allianz’s recent implementation of a blockchain-based CAT bond shows how the technology can build trust and accountability in an existing marketplace.

Startups accepted into Plug and Play’s accelerator program receive the opportunity to pitch in front of Silicon Valley's biggest investors.

Carriers are faced with more options than ever when it comes to housing and transmitting data, but a majority are switching to cloud.

The average distributed denial of service breach causes 17 hours of effective downtime, a new study finds.

Insurity continues to grow via M&A; latest buy comes a year after Oceanwide acquired.

The cloud-based platform will manage AmFed's homeowners, dwelling and workers compensation products.

New industry trends and tech ventures are presented in the language of disruption, but aren't a radical transformation of the insurance business.

Merchants is working with the printing provider for the first time while Homesite extends relationship.

The new tech will enhance the insurer's data security, billing processes and communication with customers.

More insurers than ever are open to switching to cloud for core, especially mid-sized carriers.

The software providers will offer P&C insurers an accelerated core implementation process.

The company completed its initial deployments of Guidewire ClaimCenter and Guidewire BillingCenter in 2014 and will add PolicyCenter and more this year.

Maximum Processing’s software helps manage agents, third-party administrators and insurance brokers.

It takes more than just technical know-how to steward an insurance company into the digital age.

The veteran of Travelers and ACE reunites with former boss at Kemper.

Fadell will leave Nest immediately and be replaced by Motorola's former executive VP of mobility.

ClaimsCenter will manage all claims in the insurer's personal lines of business.

Accenture formalizes relationship with Guidewire through PartnerConnect.

In a letter to China's Insurance Regulatory Commission, business leaders claim new regulations will create obstacles to international trade.

Existing data centers cannot handle all consumer data alone. Ultimately, a multi-layer hybrid approach needs to be considered.

The private equity firm aims to combine the resources of Agencyport and Duck Creek into an end-to-end digital insurance platform.

Systema Software's tech will administer Merchants' surety bond claims.

The BindExpress software enables AACC to make, test, and deliver rating changes with minimal help from IT staff.

Novarica research reveals the capabilities insurers are looking to add to several key systems in order to meet modern customer demands.

The blockchain would reject multiple claims for one accident because the network would know that a claim had already been made, for example.

Russ MacTough, managing director of Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures spoke to INN about the insurance giant’s efforts to keep up with emerging trends in insurtech.

INN will bring you the latest insurance IT news and views from San Antonio during this year's IASA conference.

The company has partnered with PrecisionHawk for drone hardware and software.

Amazon’s new service will let businesses run different frameworks on its computers, including those created by rivals.

After joining the P&C insurer in July, John Halberstadt will now head CIG's IT operations.

In the age of Fintech startups, it no longer makes sense to be a “fast follower”: Novarica.

The insurance giant will expand its use of Workiva's cloud platform to improve its financial reporting capabilities.

Majesco's platform for P&C will support the insurer's commercial package lines of business.

The new service allows customers to report claims online for several lines of business.

CIOs can implement these FCC guidelines to secure their businesses.

IT leaders revealed that daily tasks required of their staff are taking so much time that opportunities to innovate and transform are being missed.

Legacy systems are no longer able to support the flexibility and time to market necessary to compete in today’s market, and insurers are taking action.

The software provider will manage Meadowbrook's payment processing and allow insureds access easy to policy information.

Almost half of U.S. consumers are prepared to share biometric data with health insurers to receive discounts on premiums, according to a new survey.

The upshot is teams can use SAP tools to complete a range of common tasks -- book travel, automatically extract receipts from e-mails, recruit job candidates -- without leaving familiar Microsoft environments.

The insurer adopts ISI's Enterprise platform as part of its core systems transformation.

How can an insurer increase in agility, speed to market and flexibility while keeping the support and maintenance costs manageable?

IT leaders have become more central in the boardroom, but find it challenging to find time to innovate.

Researchers examined the security of a large swath of technology domains being developed in industry and maturing over the next five years.

EY will serve as the implementation partner for the core systems revamp.

Insurers have taken to drone technology quickly, but need regulators to catch up so deployment can accelerate.

Insurance is joining the digital revolution in a big way. But the costs of insurance back-office operations need to come down to open up the gates of innovation.

The move follows FBM Idaho’s deployment of Guidewire ClaimCenter in 2010.

As part of ongoing modernization efforts, the insurer will convert all its existing policies to digital.