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Vicious computer worm’s intended or unintended victims may include large, highly insured industrial facilities.

A puppy may be just the thing to turn the tide of negative public perception.

Most P&C agents’ attempts to sell life products fail, but there are workable solutions to the dilemma.

An outgrowth of "The Great Recession," The Great Inflection may lay the groundwork for new, more innovative ways to do business over the coming decade.

While BlackBerry may be late to the game, insurance IT shops prefer its security features to Apple's.

Despite pronouncements that the recession has ended, we're still not back yet to business as usual.

Companies that figure out how to manage for creativity will have a crucial advantage in the ever-increasing competition for talent.

An economist group might think the downturn is over, but reality tells a different tale.

We may just be emerging from a recession, but these IT shops will soon be facing tough challenges in not only standing up new systems, but finding the talent to do it.

ISO plans to develop a behavior database to aid underwriting decisions, but it’s important to remember that correlation does not necessarily equal causation.

Almost 80% of insurers are willing to outsource printing and mailing, but there are other, less drastic ways, to save money.

Insurers should look at six key areas going forward to develop a competitive advantage.

Outsourcing jobs may or may not be a sensible financial decision, but either way, both the outsourced individual and the company pay the price.

Enterprise architects should follow a similar mantra to the Hippocratic Oath, and strive not to leave a system in worse shape than before they started.

An effective social media approach to HR and recruiting may be the LIFT needed to get through what will soon be challenging times for insurers.

At CSC’s Future Focus, the buzz was around consumers, agents and mobility—all topics insurers can’t ignore.

Risk management software company is a natural fit with Big Blue’s insurance offerings

Insurers could realize a 105% return on equity as a result of a 10% improvement in data quality and mobility.

All these technological changes are reshaping customer expectations. What’s a carrier to do?

Finding examples in other parts of the company can contribute a focused and meaningful perspective.

A noted Children’s Hospital is appealing a $250,000 fine for not reporting a data breach, but this should be a huge red flag for insurers.

Technologies such as business analytics are opening up new possibilities for coaxing businesses out of their comfortable boxes.

When perpetrators of major cyber-crimes get a mere slap on the hand, we all lose.

While the long-term answer is likely no, many companies presently will be able to succeed without hiring new workers inside or outside of IT.

Data migration issues have long held life insurers back from replacing their legacy systems.

Insurers may want to ensure they're not guilty of providing a vastly different quality of customer service via social media versus other channels.

With the economy continuing to suck wind, vendors, too, need to find ways to get more value out of what they produce.

Expert believes it’s more about communication and less about alignment.

A new study and some Congressional testimony reinforce the difference a CEO’s abilities have on company performance.

A new report says PC shipments will diminish over the rest of this year due to a sluggish economy, but maybe people are just tired of large boxes.

Car insurance has been on the market since 1897—six years after the first recorded car accident.

Hyper-social product development and innovation are the next frontier for insurance companies.

Insurers should ensure that the Web portals being used to simplify transactions with agents and customers don't make things harder on them.

Bounties on defects make a lot of fiscal sense.

How do increased automation and the advent of “swarms” fit in an industry that seriously values its personal interactions and relationships?

If U.S. and European governments don’t address their chronic deficit and debt problems soon, we may see a major nation’s economy fail in the next five years.

Effective distribution management strategies result in 65% adoption rate among growing demographic.

Tracing the history of insurance through the ages, the practice of transferring risk in exchange for money really began to take hold between the 14th and 17th centuries.

Perhaps the answer is to take user-empowered networking and secure it with user empowerment.

Academics and security vendors say they uncovered Windows vulnerabilities months ago; what did Microsoft know?

From the ancient Chinese to the Babylonians, Greeks and Romans, the insurance industry can trace its history back to the beginnings of our civilization.

To ensure effective change within an organization, C-level executives need to cultivate leaders at the business unit level.

A key benefit of having a common MDM repository is enhanced customer support and increased customer loyalty.

New drives are smaller than a postage stamp with no moving parts.

There are many avenues open for insurers to either migrate or modernize legacy systems to bring them up to code.

What have we learned in the past 18 months? In an industry where confidence, stability and trust are critical, we must strive to do better.

The government of India may shut down BlackBerry and other messaging services for security reasons, but is wireless technology really the problem?

Compliance only seems to be stepping up, as governments require more information and accountability from enterprises.

Toshiba drives offer auto-erasing of sensitive data on shutdown, but their limits have yet to be tested.

Still slow to catch on in the United States, bancassurance is quickly becoming a major distribution channel in Asian markets.

Containerized data centers may be a viable option for insurers that want to keep their servers in-house, while keeping their purse strings tight.

In this time of economic uncertainty, should auto insurers align themselves with Big Brother approaches to catching the uninsured?