Insurance

INN’s 2010 Vanguards in Insurance Practices Awards represent true votes of confidence by insurers who rate the value provided by technology solution providers.

Bank-owned life insurance assets totaled $134.6 billion in 2009, up 0.6% from 2009, says new report.

Without cloud, insurers risk obsolescence as their competitors may win on cost and efficiency alone.

Reform passage means a federal insurance regulator is on the horizon.

AgencyPortal v4.1 is designed to process quotes in multiple languages with the first multilingual port launching in Spanish.

Early disclosures include only property losses, affecting earnings rather than capital; no rating changes currently expected.

The partnership is part of an IBM program that allows an IBM rResearch team to study a company and fashion software solutions to fit its needs.

The Software-as-a-Service analytics program is intended to serve the property/casualty industry.

As a result, the government ponders creation of a Financial Stability and Development Council to lay down clear guidelines for the financial market.

The bill must now be reconciled with the House version.

Gartner study shows the IT marketplace is still operating in a cost-optimization mode.

The successful cloture vote means senators have a maximum of 30 hours to debate the bill.

We provide insurance for those whose identities are stolen, so why not add preventive services?

As part of its green strategy, Allstate is pursuing “aggressive virtualization,” which dramatically cut the amount of servers and storage needed to support present and future operations.

What do annuity sales and base runners have in common? Both continue to slide.

IBM and Accenture are the front runners, with other major players steps behind, says new report.

For a bill that has already seen its fair share of fits and starts, regulatory reform legislation hit a wall Wednesday as it failed a key procedural vote in the Senate.

Insurers watch as the amendment could affect use credit scores for underwriting.

Agency adjusts the guidelines by which it rates both property/casualty and life insurers.

Allyson McDonald and her team are responsible for developing and enhancing the relationships with third-party distribution partners.