Insurance

Many executives do, however, see exchanges either as a necessary change or an opportunity for growth.

According to Fitch Ratings, the company’s U.S. life insurance subsidiaries currently maintain capital levels in excess of regulatory minimums.

U.K. P&C insurer seeks to achieve better visibility into claims operations and improve analytics and reporting capabilities.

After the October 1 launch, how long will it take to get the program's IT systems adjusted and running smoothly?

The insurer said it is looking to improve in many areas, including claims processes, customer experience and compliance.

Members of the CIO panel at this year's PCI Information Technology Conference offered creative solutions to help IT units become enablers of growth.

Insurer invests in disaster recovery support for its data center services.

Preconditions do not yet exist, according to Celent report, including regulatory structure and customer demand.

MetLife’s share of the private auto market has changed little since 2008, according to data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

BillingCenter purchased by the mutual insurer to manage agency, direct bill operations.

BillingCenter purchased by the mutual insurer to manage agency, direct bill operations.

Working with Kony, the health insurer sets out to use existing code to expand its mobile presence to include Windows tablets.

Among other concerns, some big health insurers have decided not to participate in many state exchanges and patient advocates are worried insurers will create networks with fewer doctors and hospitals.

Developers and operations workers tend to come from two different worlds — this has to change.

Eric Joost, CEO of Willis North America’s specialty practices, will continue to lead that unit and will report to Todd Jones, CEO of Willis North America.

Eric Joost, CEO of Willis North America’s Specialty Practices, will continue to lead that unit and will report to Todd Jones, CEO of Willis North America.

The total number of WC claims has been decreasing, but the percentage deemed “questionable” has been rising, and California generates the most, according to analysis from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

With only seven days to go until October 1 and the official launch of the new public health insurance exchanges, a number of questions loom large. The biggest, by far, is would a government shutdown threatened by congressional Republicans also shut down the exchanges.

Allstate Corp. has launched QuickFoto Claim, a free mobile application designed to enable customers to settle auto claims based on the submission of smartphone photographs. QuickFoto Claim is available now in 10 South and Southwestern states, and the company said it will be available in the majority of states by year end.

Trôv’s technology and processes are designed to offer transparency into the value of insured items.