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How the news will affect American operations is unclear, but Zurich CEO denies mass layoffs as part of the cost-cutting move.

Insurers may want to take notice as the bank's free app has more than 250,000 downloads since last month.

IT lives dangerously by not addressing the negative way in which it is viewed by the rest of the enterprise.

Social media, analytics and mobile market proliferation likely on companies' minds next year.

A former insurance industry association IT manager and an IT consultant are charged with bilking the association out of more than $ 1 million dollars in 6-year-long scheme.

Goal should be to protect taxpayers, say industry stakeholders.

AIG is reportedly considering the possibility after last week's success.

Advances in technology, consumer acceptance are enabling insurers to offer more pay-as-you-go offerings.

Insurers across both property and casualty and life/health are evaluating 2011 mobile technology plans, and many are following a model used by banks, airlines, hotels and other service providers that are focused on improving transaction and service levels, reports Novarica in two new reports on the subject.

Insurers still harbor trepidations over technology, new Novarica report finds.

Dutch Insurer Aegon NV, confirmed reports that as part of an ongoing restructuring, it will cut approximately 5% of its workforce , or approximately 400-500 jobs in the U.S. over the coming two years. The action will result in $70 million annual cost-savings.

iter8 products used to develop connected agent portal for Providence Mutual.

Insurance Scorecard to unify legacy and new data, enabling robust reporting and analysis.

An online program can offer a return on investment and enhance a patient’s ability to self manage chronic health conditions.

Data quality scoring capabilities have been added to improve TruExposure’s catastrophe risk assessment abilities.

Not quite “in the money,” AIG inches closer to its ultimate goal of repaying government assistance.

Moody’s and S&P assigns ratings to AIG’s debts; S&P revises its outlook on Principal Life; and A.M. Best affirms Aviva USA and revises ratings for Aviva plc.

NHTSA results reveal an increase in the level of drug use among fatally injured drivers.

Insurers may want to keep an eye on how their banker brethren are utilizing tablets.

Aite Group report examines how financial services firms can utilize the growing channel.

In-memory analytics is blazing fast, but carriers also need to amplify human insight to realize the technology's potential.

With the health of investment portfolios an ever present concern, insurers should consider the tools they use to gauge financial health.

In an era of shifting demographics, economic unease and regulatory transformation, life insurers confront new risks.

As we look forward to a new year, the broad technology shifts bound to impact the insurance industry are already taking shape.

The focus for insurance industry innovations in 2011 includes business analytics and data warehousing, cloud-enabled software-as-a-service and new mobility solutions.

Torus Picks Guidewire for All its Segments

New report traces challenges insurers face when moving information from one system to another.

Trust will oversee the single-entry collaborative insurance placement platform and its data transfer between insurance agents and brokers and wholesalers and carriers.

Insurers on the hook for $36 billion—a 34% jump from last year, Swiss Re report says.

Insurers now have until December 3 to cast votes for their top technology solution providers.

FirstBest says the software will jump-start ease of doing business with agents and brokers, and pave the way for expansion.

Health care reforms, competition may slow growth and profitability, yet insures can insulate themselves from further damage, says report.

Information on 1.22 million members was contained on AvMed's two unencrypted, stolen laptops.

Nations are vying for the exascale computing crown, but are we prepared to handle the speeds at which our computers will function?

The mobile Web is evolving at an extraordinary rate, and each evolution has brought new possibilities to insurers. Can they keep up?

ReMetrica is designed to enable reinsurers to enhance their internal models and deliver accounting reports for regulators.

Business process outsourcing and Software-as-a-Service use will rise in 2011, according to a new Celent report.

A study by a UK insurance aggregator revealed some possibly shocking results.

Unlike their CFO brethren in other industries, financial services execs' expectations still tempered by economy and regulatory issues.

New study shows enterprises continue to adopt social software and can forecast ROI.

Insurer associations continue to speak out about consequences from the new medical loss rules enacted Monday.

Verdict's outcome still unknown for Oracle's insurance customers using PeopleSoft and JD Edwards software.

Browser-based solutions provider says the expansion is due to its rapidly growing client base.

As November 30 deadline approaches, insurer voting continues as INN and Celent partner on INN’s 5th annual ranking of tech solution providers.

New report examines investment challenges for insurers in the wake of the financial crisis.

CIO group outlines recommendations for cloud deployment, preparation.

Former ACLI head and soon-to-be American Bankers Association chief pledges to take a bipartisan approach when he takes office in January.

Private clouds still present the same maintenance and hardware costs that companies have been struggling with all along, say some industry analysts.

S&P revised its outlook on Allstate from to stable from negative, Moody’s affirms Gen Re, Fitch affirms Humana, A.M. Best upgrades Zurich and its subsidiaries.

The experience rating plan (ERP) will provide carriers with a way to reflect how a risk's loss experience compares to an industry benchmark.

Many in financial services worried the term will give the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau license to crack down wherever it sees fit.

Overall mobile worker preferences and behavioral characteristics across age groups and geographies are actually quite similar, making the cross-generational tech chasm in the workplace a falsehood. Such are the findings of a quarterly Mobile Workforce Report issued by Redwood Shores, Calif.-based iPass Inc., a provider of enterprise mobility services.