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Insurers competing for boomer business will need business and technology platforms flexible enough to accommodate different boomer market segments, new types of transactions, new federal and state regulations and competition from multiple fronts.

Poughkeepsie, N.Y., — The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) honored two of its members at a luncheon ceremony during its annual conference—The 2008 Outsourcing World Summit at Disney’s Contemporary Resort on February 19.

Altamonte Springs, Fla. — Rebecca Ritchey was recently announced as director of communications for The Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), Altamonte Springs, Fla., an international association representing more than 80,000 insurance professionals in 11 countries and territories.

Newark, Calif. — Risk Management Solutions Inc. (RMS), a provider of products

Novato, Calif. – Michael LaRocco was recently named president and CEO of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., a $6 billion property/casualty insurance firm based in Novato, Calif.

Bryn Mawr, Pa. — The American College, an 80-year-old non-profit educational institution, announced the election of nine new senior financial industry leaders to its Board of Trustees. They are:

Norwalk, Conn. – Xerox Corp.’s Production Systems Group named Solimar Systems Inc. Service/Support 2007 Business Partner of the Year, the company reports. The award was presented at Xerox’s annual partner conference in California on February 13th. Xerox’s Production Systems Group, which operates the company’s high-end production publishing and printing business, recognized 17 partner firms for superior digital workflow software and finishing solutions.

Because the invoice is an opportunity to renew contact with a policyholder and demonstrate excellence in customer service, new attention is being paid to the technology behind the opportunity.

San Jose, Calif. — ISCS Inc., a Web-based policy administration solutions provider, opened a new office in Missoula, Mont. in January 2008.

Orlando, Fla. – Guinness Book of World Records this week recorded a document scan that measured just less than three quarters of a mile long at the 2008 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, the healthcare IT industry’s largest annual event. The record-setting uninterrupted scan, of a fetal monitor event, measured 3,875 feet and lasted one hour, 17 minutes and 22 seconds. Bowe Bell + Howell (BBH), Durham, N.C., employees used the Trūper 3600 low-volume production scanner to process the extra-long document.

New York — Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. (MMC) announced a change in leadership at its Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC reinsurance services subsidiary.

Lexington, Ky. — Kelley Sloane, VP of worldwide marketing for Exstream Software LLC, was honored as one of the OutputLinks Women of Distinction Class of 2008. OutputLinks, a Houston-based information and research resource of the high-volume transaction output (HVTO), industry sponsored the award. Established in 2002, the Women of Distinction award honors the contributions and achievements of the women who help to shape the HVTO industry. Sloane will be recognized along with six other recipients at a luncheon being held during the AIIM/ON DEMAND conferences in Boston, March 3-6, 2008.

Armonk, N.Y. – Touting its energy efficiency, IBM Corp. has unveiled its System z10 mainframe. The Armonk, N.Y.-based company says the z10 was designed to increase data center efficiency by significantly improving performance and reducing power consumption, cooling costs and floor space requirements.

St. Louis — Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc., a Chicago-based, bank-owned insurance brokerage, and a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., acquired St. Louis-based Insurance Brokers of America (IBA).

Replacing manual processes with network technology, carriers grow producer channels and accelerate time to revenue.

NATIONWIDE FINANCIAL ADVANCES TIME TO MARKET

STUDY GAUGES BACK OFFICE EFFICIENCY

IVANS GIVES PROVIDERS HIGH-SPEED CLAIMS PROCESSING

Carriers are taking steps to modernize their claims processing systems and better integrate technologies with existing systems.

A recent survey of actuaries focused on business intelligence strategies for actuaries coping with new challenges surrounding financial reporting, planning, forecasting and risk management.