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Insurance IT experts discuss the technology challenges insurers are facing, social business is demystified and several insurers make analytics, mobile moves.

The rating agency forecasts a calendar year combined ratio of 99.5 percent for 2013, which would make it the fourth year in the last 35 in which the market achieved an underwriting profit.

Two internal promotions announced for long-time veterans of the benefits insurer.

A new report from Saugatuck outlines the challenges BI has faced, and where BI operations are likely to settle within enterprises.

Xuber, the insurance software business of Xchanging plc, announced the launch of Xuber Analytics, a data analysis tool designed to provide commercial insurers with deeper insight into their business.

Eurobase Insurance Solutions, a global software and services provider to specialty and reinsurance markets, announced its platform, synergy2, this week at the ACORD LOMA conference in Las Vegas.

It may sound like an oversimplification to say that Data Mastery (DM) is the ability of an insurer to gain mastery of their data, so perhaps it would be better to say that DM is the ability of an insurer to gain business insight from raw data.

Celent’s first U.K. CIO Roundtable lends a varied discussion on the future of IT operations as well as engaging suppliers of innovation.

Gartner’s Harris-Ferrante, Celent’s Johnston and Novarica’s Josefowicz discussed and debated the changing insurance landscape, and suggested strategies and tactics for insurers.

Yesterday the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released a statement that suggested a renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) may not be necessary given the near-record industry surplus of nearly $600 billion. Today, the Insurance Information Institute responded by emphasizing the stability TRIA continues to provide.

IBM says software should enable the insurer to turn social media into an actionable communications channel.

High losses come despite a dramatic decrease in the number of tornadoes last month.

ViewPoint and Claim Canvas are cloud-based apps designed to be implemented within days by insurers with Guidewire software.

If you have been with a company that has acquired or merged with another, you have likely felt the pain that goes with merging systems and data sets — but does it need to be that difficult?

Small- to mid-size insurers are investing in PAS transformations more than ever, but most of them have yet to experience the growth in core business and delivery capabilities that they're looking for.

Berkshire Hathaway was listed fifth overall on the 2013 Fortune 500; Berkshire was the top-listed insurer out of the 36 that appeared overall. 11 insurers were landed in the top 100. In 2012, 14 insurers were in the top 100 and 46 were listed among the Fortune 500.

Ninety-eight percent of insurer respondents indicated that they have a woman serving in an executive position within their company, according the new “Women in Insurance Leadership Insight Report.” Yet, there is only one woman CEO at either a Fortune 500 or 1000 insurance company.

Insurance-specific technology consultant from Deloitte brought in by insurer to lead IT operations.

eSignature integration is intended to facilitate interactive claims correspondence and on-demand policy issuance applications.

Reinsurance administration system to replace the insurer's current legacy system.