Digital Platforms

During the month, Allstate deployed more than 3,000 claims professionals to assist with more than 100,000 claims.

The insurer forum pulls together business and tech leaders who share a common interest in leveraging technology for business value and competitive differentiation.

The $9 billion share offering will net less than half of what had hoped for due to sliding stock price.

California tops the list in order of claims paid, according to the insurer's internal study.

If signed into law, all residents will be eligible for coverage under the system, dubbed “Green Mountain Care.”

Treasury establishes insurance advisory council to assist newly created federal insurance office.

Update designed to improve on best practice standards with stronger integration across asset classes and between functional layers.

The President's lawyers go to court Tuesday to try to save the cornerstone of his health care overhaul, arguing that the requirement for Americans to buy insurance is constitutional.

New York’s fraud crisis expands as Allstate takes action based on its special investigative unit’s investigation of fraudulent health claims.

AIR Worldwide estimates insured losses from late-April U.S. storms, while EQECAT predicts a significant market loss from the March 11 M9 Tohoku quake.

Meaningful use may relegate imaging systems to a secondary role.

After announcing its Q1 figures, the insurer divulges its long-term goals.

Aon says loss results of recent disasters, coupled with pending Solvency II requirements, demand re-evaluation of catastrophe models.

In anticipation of the new Solvency II regime, as well as the eventual merging of the broader formal accounting rules policies from both the United Kingdom and United States, insurers need to strengthen their risk cultures. So says a report issued by global professional services firm Towers Watson, which recently measured the temperature of more than 80 delegates from a wide range of insurance companies.

Republicans are strongly considering using a rare procedural move to prevent President Obama from installing Elizabeth Warren as CFPB director.

Penn Mutual’s third annual "Worth for Women Survey" put a dollar value on the work they do outside of their jobs; find men overvalue their actual contributions.

IT consultant to assist companies in Australia and New Zealand with OneShield Dragon implementations.

Web-based system to enable streamlining of billing and collection processes.

Berkshire Hathaway, AIG and UnitedHealth rank the highest on this year's list.

Financial and political hurdles continue to dog policymakers and serve to create a stalemate that will affect the program’s fate.

Portal to allow quick execution of key business transactions, minimizing cost of distributing new and existing products.

Accenture survey finds that 70% of organizations are utilizing data for two or fewer areas of the business.

In a joint letter, 44 Senate Republicans said they would not support any candidate unless Congress enacted legislation that would replace the agency's director with a commission.

Insurers may be interested in learning how advisers and asset managers are utilizing social media to their advantage.

The 4% drop in April was largely due to discounts given to larger customers, reports MarketScout.

Historic tornado outbreak in the South contributed in excess of $1.3B insured losses, including $1B in Alabama alone.

Aetna, WellPoint and United Health's CFOs sound off on why M&A activity is now heating up.

Commercial property/casualty pricing exhibiting glimmers of hope according to the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers.

Aon, CIGNA, The Hartford, Lincoln Financial, Prudential, Selective and others all released first-quarter figures.

Customer experience framework promotes greater use of data and success with initiatives, Forrester reports.

The changes are intended to help assess the natural catastrophe risk to industrial facilities and wind and solar energy installations.

Democrats argue the bills have less to do with improving the new agency, and more to do with Republican opposition to Elizabeth Warren.

Banks still managed to generate record levels of fee income despite difficulties in the property/casualty and health markets.

Panel orders payout to Lonsdale LLC for a dispute over life settlement defaults.

For the second consecutive year, research finds that Massachusetts offers the most affordable rates, while Louisiana’s rates are the least affordable.

Bill seeking to hamper implementation of the Affordable Care Act advances to Senate.

Experts debate big data’s impact on financial services and the U.S. economy.

Keeping abreast of the pace of change in the Chinese market could prove challenging for foreign insurers seeking growth.

Sales in 2010 rose 10.3% from the year prior, according to IRI data.

Executives in the C-suite are counting on risk managers to take a more active role in integrating enterprise-wide risk management with their broader strategic goals for the organization, according to a survey results released by Marsh and the Risk Information Management Society (RIMS).

Aon Hewitt releases its 2011 Talent Survey.

New study looks at how insurers can leverage technology to streamline claims process.

AEGON, Aetna, Berkshire Hathaway, Harleysville, Progressive and others all received updates.

The White House keeps insisting it hasn't made a final choice, but there's a growing expectation that Elizabeth Warren will soon get the nod.

Property insurance losses from the deadliest U.S. natural catastrophe since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 are estimated at $2B to $5B, according to CAT modeling experts, prompting President Barack Obama on Friday to pledge federal aid to the tornado-ravaged U.S. South.

Insurers may learn from bank IT execs' plans regarding the rapidly multiplying risks that result from the use of mobile devices outside the firewall by both executives and consumers.

Marsh recently unveiled protection for the prospect that the FDIC— authorized by the Dodd-Frank Act to resolve firms too big for bankruptcy—could someday try to punish officers of a failed company by reclaiming their salaries.

The sixth annual INN's Women in Insurance Leadership program profiles women insurance professionals whose leadership and performance has redefined their business and its application of technology.

As cyber attacks across all sectors continue to increase, risk managers need to take a broader look at how they address the issue, survey says.

Economic risks, regulatory changes sit atop risk management survey.

2011 inductees to be unveiled today at RIMS Annual Conference.

Wyde system to be used for group life and disability income insurance administration, end-to-end solution to support growth.