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Insurance broking and risk management firm Marsh has agreed to acquire Dovetail Insurance, provider of insurance technology services for the U.S. small-commercial market. Terms were not disclosed.

Leader of insurers’ drone program will discuss her parallel journeys in insurance and flight at 2015 Women in Insurance Leadership Forum.

Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo LLC has acquired the provider of cloud-based straight-through processing technology for an undisclosed sum.

States that attempted to build their own health insurance exchange, but ended up switching to the federal version, should reimburse the government for grants to build the tech, three senators say,

Alan Schnitzer, 49, who leads Travelers’ business-and- international insurance segment, will become CEO Dec. 1.

Many insurers find that legacy billing technology limits efficiency for internal operations, effectiveness of customer service, the speed to market for new or modified billing features, and can be an obstacle in delivering capability to agents and policyholders.

Companies predict their IoT budgets will continue increasing year-on-year, with spending expected to grow by 20% by 2018

United Frontier now will offer agencies access to commercial business owners’ policy, direct bill commission statement, homeowners and dwelling fire download services.

As cars become increasingly hi-tech, with Internet connectivity and automated parking, braking and obstacle detection, they become more vulnerable to cyber-attack - whether by people looking to steal the vehicle, harm an individual, or carry out activism.

The NAIC’s recent and startlingly rapid moves towards a cyber regulatory doctrine are evidence of the importance and vulnerability of cyberspace.

In a draft document, regulators propose 12 rights for policyholders around cybersecurity.

Petersmark has nearly 35 years’ experience as an information technology professional and executive in the insurance industry.

Xpertdoc, a Microsoft Gold partner, will host the software on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

Zurich had not made a final decision and was still discussing options with its adviser Morgan Stanley, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.

Insurance companies are major consumers of IT outsourcing services, but there are hints that carrier CIOs are rethinking their outsourcing strategies.

New system will run life and disability income products in the Caribbean initially.

Adversaries are becoming more sophisticated not only in their approaches to launching attacks, but also in evading detection.

Organizations are overhauling their job descriptions for CIOs and CTOs -- and drawing up new descriptions for emerging leaders like chief data officers.

SMA research brief identifies must-haves for a successful core systems replacement project.

Consumer groups are increasingly interesting in the kinds of data auto insurers use to price policies.