Digital Platforms

MetLife Announces $275M Blow to Balance Sheet

Sales automation technology and LexisNexis Insurance Exchange expand broker sales, marketing management capabilities.

Top 30 Auto Insurers Ranked

New report examines how insurers can employ increasingly robust geospatial systems to competitive advantage.

Distracted Driver Disconnect Unabated

Actually, there are four methods that are still to be considered by insurers when replacing a system...

New report says economic woes, changing regulatory and legal environment will define market.

Novarica’s most recent survey of insurance technology execs reveals increasing budgets and persistent modernization ambitions.

President Obama signs continuing resolution that will keep flood program running until November 18.

The program will continue until November 18.

After parting ways with parent company earlier this year, global P&C software vendor takes on branding overhaul.

New report examines the needs of insurer-affiliated investment advisers.

Recent survey of approximately 1,000 insurance agents and a sample of employers delves into what agents like/dislike about their work, and why they stay or go.

business and information technology

2011 IT Outsourcing Spend Flattens

Study shows IT executives are maintaining the status quo, awaiting evidence that the tenuous economic recovery will progress before engaging in more strategic outsourcing initiatives.

Electronic medical records are being hailed as a way to save money, but they're also making it easier to commit fraud; text analytics and sophisticated data mining software can help stop it.

Report says the sector needs to readjust to better address the needs of consumers in the 31-45 age group.

Only 22 percent of information managers say business side is aware and prepared for threats, according to new survey.

P&C industry net income plummets 67 percent in the first half of 2011.

Workers’ compensation insurer employs Perceptive Software to shore up inefficiencies in claims processing.

Ratings agency wins award for third-consecutive year at the Reactions Global Awards 2011.

IBM's annual X-Force report reveals the latest trends and abandoned tricks among IT security threats.

Amer Ahmed assumes role as head of reinsurance department effective January 1.

Men may not be as sure which of the sexes is safer, but they are more familiar with safety-related equipment installed in their motor vehicles.

Cameras as well as speed and GPS trackers employed to monitor driving; new venture hopes insurance companies will use services as incentive.

John Coomber will replace Allianz CEO as chairman of the global insurance industry initiative.

Industry groups are pleased that a short-term compromise will make the extension viable until next Tuesday when voting may extend it until November 18.

Rules would establish state exchanges and implement standards related to reinsurance and risk adjustment.

Moms and dads of teen drivers endorse state-graduated driver laws and instructors, yet differ on how much they worry about their teen behind the wheel, and why.

Government panel says severity of economic burden will depend on global emissions growth and Canadian economic and population growth.

IVANS interface solution upgrades the carrier's mobile infrastructure, helps independent agents stay up-to-date.

The Department of Health and Human Services has extended public comment on two proposed rules—to establish state insurance exchanges and implement standards related to reinsurance and risk adjustment.

A.M. Best study acknowledges increasing recognition within the industry of enterprise risk management’s (ERM) importance, but still points to gaps in the follow-through.

Kaiser CEO says increase not unexpected based on health care overhaul, points to rising health care costs and insurer profits as contributing factors.

National carrier grows its presence in Nevada with the acquisition of 88-year-old ISU Stetson-Beemer Insurance.

Aetna selected the BENEFITFOCUS Platform to integrate online sales, enrollment and benefits management for Aetna customers.

Technology designed to enable insurance agents to maintain their website and Facebook presence from one location.

Potential acquisition would bring Midwest, East Coast property/casualty business to Nationwide.

Solid-state disks still have a place, but price tag keeping many away, survey states.

A national standard would require organizations to take a proactive approach to securing data, and face criminal actions if willfully withholding information about a breach.

Insurer further expands presence in the New England region by closing deal with Watson Insurance.

According to a Deloitte report, a position once seen as a “steward” of technology now lies at the forefront of company decision-making and growth.

Health organizations, including insurers, need to update practices and take a more integrated approach to ensure that patient information is safe.

Genworth research: Agents and advisors should change the way they approach their client base and break down the barriers that keep families from obtaining adequate coverage.

Federal testimony on virtualization includes calls for standardization, persistent security questions.

NASA says the overall sea level has declined over the past year, so what are insurers to think?

Bruised by the economic crisis, inland marine insurers face heated competition, a retiring workforce and technological challenges.

New report examines how insurers can adopt a centralized approach to avoid system segmentation.

Aetna, Humana, Kaiser Permanente and UnitedHealthcare contribute to the launch of a new data-sharing initiative.

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a total of $109 million in grants to 28 states and the District of Columbia.

Insurers Arming Against Piracy