Digital Platforms

Experts agree: If you don’t use social media, your business will go elsewhere.

The FORTUNE 350 ranking also breaks down the most admired P&C and life/health insurers.

The majority of the U.S. insurance industry’s sectors experienced gradual improvements in financial position, market strength, A.M. Best says.

Insurance leads banking in finding new ways to vet securities.

While the former U.S. vice president regularly rails against climate change, he has now found other topics on which to opine.

An analysis of the February 2011 U.S. Department of Labor National Employment Report shows a net gain of only 2,600 seasonally adjusted jobs in the IT sector.

Ongoing low-growth environment presents a multitude of challenges, and technology will be a competitive differentiator, says new report from Deloitte.

This marks the fourth consecutive month the U.S. P&C market’s composite rate registered in at -5%.

Online insurer and aggregator sites build online auto insurance share of market.

Regulators convene to foster better international coordination and discuss impact of Solvency II, Dodd-Frank reforms.

Practice to help clients reduce costs associated with work-related accidents.

C.V. Starr and Starr International USA announce the new corporate brand.

Clever “fan” recruitment is the norm for some insurers; who’s taking the lead?

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The company showed off software that can virtualize a data center within minutes to dynamically meet business demand.

The insurer is seeking software developers, project managers and architects to round out its new Boston-based IT development center.

State Farm and MetLife, respectively, take the top spots based on NAIC’s 2010 data.

Prudential, MetLife and Jackson National Life top the list of overall total annuities, variable annuities and fixed annuities for 2010.

Hackers have grown adept at bilking institutions with mobile, social media attacks.

S&P maintains negative outlook as economy, sagging home prices will continue to drag on sector

A State Farm study finds drivers' top five Web-based distractions.

Principal Financial Group says that 94,000 of its 401(k) plan participants have used its online tool.

Reinsurer estimates that insured claims, as a result of the earthquake, are between $6 and $12 billion.

Against a groundswell of state-based unrest, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act continues to churn forward under a blanket of contention.

Insurer says move is a major step toward repaying government assistance.

Berkshire India reportedly will sell and distribute general insurance products—initially motor insurance—in India through its online distribution portal.

Carrier is utilizing Guidewire's InsuranceSuite for underwriting, policy admin, billing and claims.

While carriers have many reasons for slow adoption, 11 life insurers now offer mobile functionality to consumers, according recent research.

In annual shareholder letter, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman says “testosterone-driven” decisions have led insurers astray.

CNO joins four other life and health insurers, which were evaluated based on relative performance.

ACE takes the lead in latest SmarTrend report.

As financial app IT expenditures grow for banks, so does outsourcing. Insurers may want to take note.

Security expert: malicious behavior only part of data privacy problem.

Individual life insurance sales increased 4% in 2010, says LIMRA.

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The technology and related processes are effective at improvement risk selection and pricing, which leads to greater profitability, notes Towers Watson.

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Scientists have built a system that lets you steer with your thoughts, but insurers will have a tough time rating drivers.

According to a Wisconsin news outlet, the insurer will lay off 40 of the 140 employees in its Wausau office, shift local operations to Ohio.

Report examines inconsistencies in the technology and reporting requirements for EHR meaningful use incentive program.

Guidelines issued by Lloyds reveal tightness of implementation timetable.

New insurance lead market review notes increased lead generation from property/casualty insurers fighting for online business.

Study shows employers want what graduates don’t have: experience.

TST will support A.I.M. Mutual’s mission to provide excellence in workers’ compensation services to Massachusetts and New Hampshire employers.

Competitors such as Travelers Cos. and Chubb Corp. also booked profits after finding that they had set aside more than needed.

The association awarded its top carriers of 2010 in three categories: personal, commercial and surplus lines.

LIMRA has developed a social media training program designed to help guide advisers through any potential legal and cultural social media landmines.

AIG, AEGON, Erie and MassMutual all released their year-end numbers.

Not many of the insurers that already have reported their fourth quarter and year-end results in recent weeks seem to have faced as much speculation leading up to their report as American International Group Inc.

Survey finds that only 55% of enterprises confident in their ability to retrieve lost data quickly.

New NICB data show uptick in auto glass fraud.

Mission-critical platforms changing infrastructure toward extreme information, Gartner says.