Two years ago, a group of Farmers women set out to establish the insurer’s Women’s Leadership Network, which focuses on creating a culture that attracts, develops and retains talented women who contribute to the achievement of its business goals.

Ebix Latin America says its agreement enables a large number of Brazilian brokers to concentrate on selling insurance while outsourcing their IT needs to an exchange hub.

We can control ourselves, not our environment. We need to decide whether to stay and try to blaze a trail for change, or we can get out and find a more suitable environment.

It's no longer just about cutting costs. With the rise of big data, analytics, self-service and other new technologies, insurers increasingly are turning to outside help for experience and expertise.

A recent study shows few female film and television characters holding science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. With the media perpetuating gender stereotypes, how can we expect there to be a natural shift toward more women in leadership?

McDonnell, one of two female CEOs of a Fortune 1000 insurance company, will keynote at this year's Women in Insurance Leadership Forum.

INN also announces the launch of its Women in Insurance Leadership microsite and a new monthly program highlighting female leaders in the insurance industry.

Advancing women to the top may be a journey, but how to do so is no longer a mystery. New research points to four principles that can help just about any company.

The first step in resolving a problem is identifying the problem. Make sure you aren’t using any of the reasons listed above as excuses to avoid developing women.

Every month INN will talk to a leader about her leadership style, challenges she faces as a woman in insurance and how she overcomes them. Deadline to submit - July 10th

Sixty-seven percent of recently surveyed insurers are currently addressing core systems modernization, and 54 percent said finding a trusted partner with an integrated solution platform is important.

Board members should raise nine critical questions when discussing technology strategy with IT and business managers.

Insurance IT execs and service company leaders sound off on what drives companies to hire third parties and how to make the relationship work best.

Now in its eighth year, INN's Women in Insurance Leadership program has detailed the extraordinary efforts of more than 60 professionals whose leadership has set the standard for the application of technology in the insurance business.

SaaS implementation is designed to enable the rapid conversion of complex blocks and improved speed to market.

INN developed the ranking in partnership with Celent, an independent business research and advisory service with a specialization in insurance technology. Celent facilitated survey development, data collection and analysis. The result is an insightful set of rankings based on objective peer review.

First-quarter earnings excluding one-time items were $2.94 a share, 56 cents higher than the average of 19 analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Full-year profit is now forecast to be at least $7.80 a share, the Indianapolis-based health plan today said in a statement.

The 23rd annual Retirement Confidence Survey indicates that 28 percent of respondents—the highest level in the survey’s history—are not confident about being able to afford a comfortable retirement.

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner woes offer stark lessons for insurers overseeing IT projects.

New York Life, State Farm among those honored; see companies broken down by percentage of women holding executive responsibilities.