Insurance

Our industry needs a glimmer of hope in this dreary time.

By streamlining and enhancing IT operations, Chartis already has recouped about $127 million in infrastructure savings.

Regulatory, economic uncertainty cloud life and annuity carriers’ growth potential, making delivery of new products, cost cutting now mandatory, notes Ernst & Young report.

Insurers may want to take heed of these trends and incorporate them into their own customer experience strategies.

Courses designed to help financial planners to high-net-worth families deal with issues as they arise.

Gartner report offers new strategies for IT leaders.

Insurers may be interested to note the results of the study released by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Five severe weather events, one winter-based storm, two earthquakes and two floods comprised the top 10 insured loss events, says Aon Benfield

Chronicling insurers' continuing challenges combating auto theft, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) today released its annual list of most frequently stolen vehicles.

Farmers survey cites Madison, Wis., as most secure large metropolitan area in United States.

True2Form Collision Repair Centers will be added to the Innovation Auto Managed Repair Network

SQM’s “Highest Customer Satisfaction by Industry” award goes to Jackson National Life for the sixth time.

Pair team to deliver products designed to enable rapid systems integration and strengthen LifeSuite capabilities.

Rep. Barney Frank plans to defend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act from Republicans, and he made it clear he's willing to get personal.

Study of online acquisition methodologies notes lack of swift follow-up, other inefficiencies hampering insurance carriers.

The current mind-set of most P&C insurers in India is to utilize technology as a tool to realize efficiencies and streamline operations at the same time, keeping the focus on growth and reduction in costs, according to a new report from Celent. The sector is expected to invest close to US$1.43 billion in technology by 2014.

Health insurers fared poorly in annual ASCI customer satisfaction survey, rating only marginally better than airlines, newspapers and the government.

Christi Daughenbaugh will lead the life brokerage agency as chairman.

A FINRA survey finds “a significant disparity” in the general financial literacy of Americans on a state-by-state basis.

Kenneth Petersen, CEO, Encharter Insurance, shares the story behind the company’s social networking initiative. Encharter's project placed second in the Customer Experience category.