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House bill would regulate OTC derivatives marketplace

Bob Goldberg will oversee the insurer’s claims, life, financial and billing systems.

After five years of ownership, MasterCard plans to divest the insurance research firm to Corporate Executive Board Co.

Economic conditions do not seem to play a role in industry’s projected increases for 2010, which are identical to 2009.

The real issue buried behind the Justice Department's investigation of IBM is not the hardware monopoly, but the fact that many companies have mission-critical systems running on these mainframes; systems in which they have invested too much money to move.

Reports indicate that revenue support is not going to come from a hardening market.

What do we do when the technology environment changes too quickly for us to respond to it? Quantum physics may provide an answer or two.

Insurance groups squabble during senate hearings on the repeal of the McCarran Ferguson Act.

New York Life, Conseco, Assured Guaranty and five other insurers see activity from various rating agencies.

Insurers are betting on DWD laws that will prohibit drivers from using cell phones while driving, but a new study says that while laws may not matter, technology might.

A recent Celent report examines insurance technology trends, including cloud computing, which the firm says has confused the industry.

Life insurer triumphs in class action suit brought over marketing materials.

Forrester polled 65 insurance IT decision-makers about their infrastructure priorities for 2010, and 48% said extending the life of their hardware was of critical importance.

Fed pay czar is reportedly reviewing reductions in AIG “retention payments,” as well as executive compensation packages.

AHIP continues to maintain that the bill, as passed, would represent billions of dollars in new health care taxes and provides incentives for people to purchase insurance only after they become ill.

Insurers watch for ramifications of today's panel vote that will likely pass a bill designed to strengthen regulation of derivatives and then act on legislation to create a consumer protection agency.

With implementation, the marketplace will have a single set of data communication standards designed to create cost-effective delivery mechanisms and improve the products and services for policyholders.

Sen. Snowe joins Democrats to pass America's Healthy Future Act.

Insurers must encrypt or mask sensitive data that leaves production environments regardless of its destination.

Despite the gloomy economic picture, many insurers are still upgrading or replacing policy admin systems but, once done, place more responsibility in the hands of business users than IT.