Insurance

Tuscon, Ariz., office looking to fill more than 200 openings.

AIR to provide catastrophe modeling services to support FM Global risk management activities.

Financial advisors are so uncomfortable speaking about life insurance that more than half, 56 percent, simply don’t do it, according to a recent survey by consultancy Saybrus Partners Inc. Further, almost one-fifth (18 percent) said they were “uncomfortable” or “very uncomfortable” recommending life insurance policies to their clients. Just a third (34 percent) of the financial advisors surveyed said they were “very comfortable” recommending life insurance to their clients.

According to a new survey, 39 percent of CFOs predict a similar IT operating expense budget in 2012 as in 2010, while 44 percent forecast an increase and 17 percent see a decrease.

Engagement is the flavor of the week, yet accruing likes and shares on your company's Facebook page may not mean anything unless you're targeting correctly.

In an effort to increase agility and scalability, MetaScale unveils new service that leverages two analytics stalwarts.

MetaScale today announced it is incorporating the Kognitio Analytical Platform as a complement to Hadoop as part of its new SaaS-based offering.

Consumers increasingly want an alternative to cover long-term care costs, according to LIMRA VP.

MetLife noted as top seller of annuities, while Prudential leads variable annuity sales; overall, annuity sales decline markedly.

Organic growth continues for brokers and service providers; nearly all 55 insurers reviewed reported combined ratios below 100 percent.

Recent survey recognizes that security extends well beyond IT among best-practice companies.

Majority of workers surveyed plan to put off retirement until after 65, and then find retirement work.

Solution provider expects investment accounting platform to increase deployment flexibility with installed and cloud environments.

Analysts review the most important issues confronting the insurance technology industry, including pace of change, consumer expectations and the implications of the industry’s reliance on legacy systems.

Deloitte’s “The Voice of the Life Insurance Consumer” study found that 62 percent of non-buyers had not received an unsolicited offer to buy life insurance in the past year compared to 44 percent of buyers. Another 30 percent said their employer does not offer life insurance as a benefit while 46 percent of buyers compared to 66 percent of those currently uninsured said they had not looked for life insurance on their own initiative.

Assurant and QBE defend themselves against allegations of collusion with banks and unethical practices in front of the New York Financial Services Department.

Mobile quoting and purchasing capabilities for GEICO policyholders expand.

Partnership to deliver integrated workflow solution to Agencyport P&C clients.

Partnership with CIC aims to extend Elixir North America’s straight-through processing and enrich agent, policyholder experiences.

New York Superintendent of Financial Services voices support for banning insurers from making excessive payments to banks that refer them business.