Distribution

Distribution, BI, agent portal and policy administration top life insurers' list of priorities as they look to differentiate themselves in an increasingly commoditized market.

There are four significant and costly life events that cost the average worker $117,000, according to a survey conducted by Ameriprise.

A committee of 11 insurer CIOs has selected nominees for the second-annual Novarica Research Council Impact Awards. Nominees include: AIG, Aegis, Erie Family Life, Great American, Nevada General, PURE, RLI and XL.

The form’s background questions include reprinted elements from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Uniform Licensing Application, which are included with permission from the NAIC.

Polaris’ Intellect AWX is designed to improve operational efficiency and quality of engagement for insurers.

Mullen tasked with aligning, developing sales across U.S. employee benefits lines of business.

INN developed the ranking in partnership with Celent, an independent business research and advisory service with a specialization in insurance technology. Celent facilitated survey development, data collection and analysis. The result is an insightful set of rankings based on objective peer review.

Mphasis, an IT services provider, has launched its Billing as a Service (BaaS) solution for the insurance industry. BaaS is a cloud-based solution that enables carriers to manage their complex billing requirements.

Eighty-three percent of P&C insurers indicate that they will increase their spending over the next three years. The top three areas for investments in analytics, according to SMA’s data, “remain the risk-centric areas” of product development, underwriting and claims.

State Farm is beginning to test RightLane, which collects basic information about a person's driving via an Android smartphone.