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Roger Brunner will lead the nationwide team that develops and markets the company’s portfolio of Excess, Umbrella, Special Casualty and Railroad products.

The insurance Mobile Components suite includes a guide for performing policy administration tasks with various hand-held devices.

Breaking business process problems down into components to be digested by groups of three people can save insurers significant amounts of time.

Industry awaits Congressional action on funding flood program, as storms slam Central America.

A.M. Best affirms The Hanover, Moody’s affirms Lincoln National Corp.’s debt ratings and Fitch Ratings maintains Prudential Plc’s long-term issuer default rating.

The ACORD Certified Expert (ACE) award went to the applicants who best upheld ACORD standard, and China Life received the Rainmaker Award for its translation work.

BookSmart, Sword AgencyPort’s book rolling and risk analysis software, will be introduced first to the commercial auto industry.

ACORD 103, the first component built with the FAST 8x framework, is designed to simplify the life and annuity application process.

Mutual of Omaha could soon be the most visible insurer in the banking world.

Life insurer shareholders balking at price tab of proposed acquisition of AIG Asian operations.

What insurers can do to enhance their customer experience in the years ahead.

However, LIMRA warns that the industry won’t return to 2008’s sales figures until 2013.

As subsidies expire, House removes health insurance spending to ease passage of broader bill.

Insurers are simplifying variable annuities to reduce risk and cut costs, but most investors still want living benefits.

Exhibitors acknowledge improvements, but daunting challenges remain.

Observers say the assignment for financial agencies is unprecedented and, eclipses past government overhauls, such as Sarbanes-Oxley.

We all know the power of ratings and reviews. Many cinephiles base their weekend viewing on what critics favor at a given moment, as do music aficionados when browsing through the latest releases. But nowadays, you don't need to be a well-respected reviewer or influential blogger to influence people's decisions. The advent of social media is enabling everyone to wax poetic, or raise or lower their thumb in judgment of anything they choose. Facebook last month even made it possible for members to "like" items on a wide variety of partner sites, furthering both the rating phenomenon as well as its own reach. So, how does this new trend help an insurer looking to improve interactions with its customers or boost sales?

Much of the allure of software as a service (SaaS) lies in its ability to trim hardware and software costs and keep maintenance to a minimum. But for the Celina Insurance Group, there were other benefits that proved just as compelling.

Microsoft CFO Peter Klein weighs in on the host of transformational technologies impacting insurance operations.

To respond to customer and business demands, insurers take on billing system overhauls.