Insurance

Estrich Tapped as IASA President

PCI Lists Worst Cities, States for Towing

Reinsurance Industry and Social Media: An Oxymoron?

Willis Re says some reinsurers are starting to reposition themselves after run of natural catastrophes.

The OS is something we're thinking less and less about, as we focus on higher parts of the stack.

Carrier launches disaster microsite to help its commercial lines customers prepare for hurricane season.

Without talking to my "friends" directly, I have no way of knowing why they clicked on the Like button, rendering an analytical tool of questionable value even further devalued.

Business Intelligence Tools – Going Global

Tropical Storm Arlene brings heavy rains, threat of mudslides, to Mexico.

British drivers participating in a survey would rather purchase a policy online versus over the phone or through a broker.

Brits Confident in Insurance Purchases Online

Worldwide, public cloud services are growing four times the rate of overall IT spending, notes Gartner.

With home prices still depressed and the FHA's grip on the market for low-down payment loans still firm, mortgage insurers are stuck in the same rut they were a year and a half ago.

Microsoft Moves Office to the Cloud

J.D. Power research also finds unbundled customers happier with insurance offerings.

With a focus on growth rather than simple cost-cutting, insurance CIOs are trying to deeply change the mix of capabilities, knowledge and assets within their organizations.

Model intended to help insurers quantify the risk of wind and related flood loss in China and Hong Kong

If we collectively suffer from a bad rap, it's because our industry lacks a community of leaders that can act as an organized front—a cohesive voice that can rebrand insurance as a prominent and respected force in financial services.

Study estimates insurers will manage 50 times more data and 75 times more files in next decade.

Insurance is said to be leading a tepid revival in IT spending for 2011, but the overall picture is anything but encouraging.