Insurance

Majority of U.S. employers expect benefits technology to surge as improvements in cost management, functionality and efficiency become a priority.

Placing its individual annuity business into runoff, The Hartford is pursuing the sale or "other strategic alternative" of its individual life, Woodbury Financial Services and retirement plans businesses.

Phillips brings 30 years of experience to her new role.

Tool enables financial professionals to include annuities, life insurance and long-term care insurance in retirement planning discussions.

Defaults on insured bonds are putting pressure on insurers that never fully recovered from the last decade's financial crisis.

Insurer to open a new IT center at its regional headquarters in Franklin, Tenn., and add 20 new systems and programming staff.

Progressive companies say benefits help retain employees, increase employee productivity, and help attract talent, according to survey results.

Three new products attempt to leverage the vendor’s acquisitions into a large market share of analytics innovation.

For dealing with the immense complexities behind regulatory and risk concerns, static data and spreadsheets may not cut it.

Responding to business requests for focus on growth and profitability, insurance CIOs are prioritizing core and back-office systems initiatives, including new business/underwriting, according to Celent report.

According to a new survey, cost containment leads employer concerns in 2012; safety also a worry.

If 2012 CAT losses continue to increase, the required payouts could deplete the capital base of insurers forcing them to merge or be acquired, according to report.

Upcoming IPv6 Launch Day means a permanent switchover. Are all your systems ready?

Seven state insurance commissioners among 15-member Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance; meeting agenda not set.

Insurer undertakes four-year integration project to better position itself in Romanian insurance sector.

Automakers’ recent move to incorporate smartphone hubs into production and the recent outcries against distracted driving could put insurers in precarious position.

Application designed to let insurers analyze social media, among other sources, for customer sentiment, claims and fraud issues.

A full 92 percent of survey respondents say they'll expand data storage capabilities.

State's insurance commissioner claims excessive premiums were collected, calls for review of coverage.

Focusing on cat modeling, Praedicat will be based on long-term research and development projects started at the parent companies.