Insurance

Strategy Meets Action Founder Deb Smallwood discusses the current landscape of telematics, opportunities and challenges that come with it and action items for insurers.Throughout January and February, Smallwood detailed each of SMAs five next-generation technologies — analytics and big data, mobile technologies, collaboration technologies, cloud computing and telematics.To find out how the research and consulting firm came to these five, click here. No. 1: Analytics and Big DataNo. 2: Mobile TechnologiesNo. 3. CollaborationNo. 4. Cloud Computing

PolicyCenter intended to improve ease of business and enhance operational efficiencies.

MetLife is counting on expansion in markets from Chile to South Korea to help meet CEO's 2016 goal of achieving return on equity of 12 percent to 14 percent.

Net income was $1.98 billion, or $1.34 a share, compared with a loss of $3.96 billion a year earlier that was fueled by costs tied to Superstorm Sandy and the planned sale of a plane-leasing unit.

At $40 billion, insured losses were well below the 10-year average of $60 billion.

BillingCenter expected to improve flexibility, customer service and speed to market.

Obamacare health plans enrolled 3.3 million people through January, with young adult participants increasing 65 percent from a month earlier.

The reason excellent customer experience is hard for so many insurance companies? Legacy technology infrastructure.

The general manager of usage-based insurance says predictive models are the "secret sauce" that gives the company a competitive advantage in the space.

Conan Ward looks forward to building a "cutting-edge team who knows how to marry the products we’ll be selling with the risks of the future."

Insurers are ready to design digital solutions that change the industry into a continuous, predictive, risk management service.

Oklahoma and Texas led in insured CAT loss payouts; overall, insured CAT losses declined compared to 2012.

Big data and models help overcome biases that cloud judgment, but many executive decisions also require bold action inspired by self-confidence. Here’s how to take charge in a clear-headed way.

Cloud is cheap up front, but full of hidden costs. Here are eight potential "gotchas"

Employers with fewer than 100 workers won’t have to provide health insurance until 2016 under Obamacare, as the administration said it would again delay a key requirement of the health law.

The Bright Choices Exchange is designed to offer ancillary benefits and access to mid-sized and large employers nationwide.

The sales of life/annuity policy administration systems in North America will continue at a slow pace for the next few years, the research and advisory firm predicts.

CNA is among insurers retreating from life units as low interest rates limit returns.

Insurance CEOs are overwhelmingly optimistic about growth and hiring, but more than half are concerned about their ability to manage technological change and new market entrants, according to survey.

Mark Bertolini tells investors health plans allowed to continue in 2014 though they don’t comply with new Obamacare rules may be extended for as long as three years.