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Encharter Unveils Unique Direct-to-Consumer Pitch

IT Experts Debate Hot Topics

Aflac survey finds that more than half of respondents not prepared to pay for out-of-pocket expenses not covered by major medical insurance.

Agent barricaded himself in agency office; allegedly shoots fraud investigators attempting to obtain information.

June 17 is the deadline for comments on the EHR certification program designed to support meaningful use.

Firm acquires São Paulo-based IT services firm to expand its footprint in Latin America.

Study commissioned by MassMutual, others, reveals that sponsors "find comfort" in their advisers and services.

Amid failures and breaches, public and private sector groups are at early stages of fending off breakdowns and hacks; existing standards often neglected.

New iCloud service will serve as online repository and automatically synchronize files across range of devices.

Insurance Networking News presents a special edition of its INN Newscast, with exclusive coverage from day three of the 2011 IASA Educational Conference and Business Show. In this broadcast:• Ruth Estrich, the 2012 IASA president-elect, reveals the theme of next year’s meeting and what attendees can expect as a result.• Insurers and industry experts discuss the value of social media.• Insurer attendees share where they are focusing their growth development efforts.

BuildFax and Equifax say they will provide property & casualty insurance carriers with history on commercial and residential buildings that will improve the accuracy of underwriting valuation models.

LITTLETON, Colo. – You can scale the outside wall of the Qwest CyberCenter here and drop down the other side into this industrial equivalent of a fortress, as a couple of national security spooks did a few years ago. But, like trying to scale a castle in the Middle Ages, you might just end up in a moat, inside.

While it’s widely understood that the fortunes of the insurance industry are intrinsically linked with the economy at large, a new study the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) quantifies that connection.

Revolutionary violence, insurrection, strikes and war join terrorism as key threats to businesses, says reinsurance intermediary Aon.

The Economical Insurance Group has been named the winner of the 2011 Technology Innovation Award by the Insurance and Accounting Systems Association and Ward Group.

A.M. Best, Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) released ratings updates. The following are some of the most recent:

Insurance Networking News presents a special edition of its INN Newscast, with exclusive coverage from day two of the 2011 IASA Educational Conference and Business Show. In this broadcast:• Craig Lowenthal, IASA’s 2011 president, discusses ways members can tap into IASA educational and networking offerings in order to energize their careers.• Aité Group Research Director Clark Troy advises insurers on growth-related technologies.• Insurer attendees reveal their top technology initiatives. 

Former Vice President Al Gore touched on everything from Moore’s Law to Minnie Pearl while pondering the impact of technology on the insurance industry, during his keynote address at the 2011 Insurance and Accounting Systems Association conference in Nashville.

The insurance industry faces the challenge of a decreasing workforce as older knowledge workers are preparing for retirement. However, there are ways insurers can attract the most promising young workers. 

When I heard that former Vice President Al Gore was speaking at this year’s IASA Educational Conference and Business Show, I expected political posturing and bloviation mixed with carefully chosen fuzzy bits of science. I was not disappointed.