McCamish Systems LLC and Pegasystems Inc. have announced a strategic alliance aimed at enhancing McCamish’s life insurance and annuity platform, VPAS Life.

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Society Insurance, a provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has selected CSC’s comprehensive legal management software, Legal Solutions Suite, as a Software as a Service (SaaS). Society will access the CSC-hosted offering online to improve consistency in legal matter planning and bill review.

Properly going through the steps leading up to an IT project, means that by the time actual work begins, the battle should be more than half over.

Yodil Inc., a provider of business intelligence, data analytics and management reporting to the insurance industry, has developed OneSource for Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., a writer of non-standard auto coverage. According to Yodil, OneSource is now in live production and interfaces with Affirmative's multiple systems to rate, quote and sell auto, home and ancillary products.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded CGI Federal Inc. (CGI), a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., a $8.9 million, two-year contract to develop and implement the CMS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight's Rate and Benefits Information System (RBIS). CGI Group is an information technology and business process services firm.

Outsourcing is still a multi-billion dollar industry, but the future is getting cloudy as the market braces for a transitional phase.

Appointments aimed at helping company provide support to insurers creating usage-based insurance products.

Vendor incorporates Duck Creek's policy software in an attempt to offer more robust P&C product.

Suite to replace multi-system legacy environment with single system for processing of all products.

How one financial services outsourcer reduced the pains of taking on new customers.

What procurement and vendor management functions should be doing for you, and a can't-miss guide on how to use them more effectively.

Broker technology firm nabs needs-assessment and financial planning software provider.

Electronic marketing solution professes the ability to match critical intelligence with potential business opportunities.

MajescoMastek hired to simplify the carrier's current system of processing policies.

The specialty provider of fraud solutions to the health care industry hopes the partnership can provide them with further insights into how fraudsters operate regionally.

Additional processing centers to open in Hong Kong, Malaysia as part of global expansion initiative.

A new study shows, surprisingly, that outsourcing internal help desk functions is declining, despite the cost savings.

Reverse the hiring process with capacity management, a focus on internal productivity and a reduced emphasis on arbitrary goals.

Meet the notable achievers and honorees recognized at this year's Women in Insurance Leadership Awards, and see the results of INN's own survey of professional women.