Through PEO partnership, AlphaStaff client rates are lower than industry norm.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance, Conseco Inc. and Midland National Life Insurance Co. are some of the companies to receive recognition for technology and quality enhancement.

Some observers think that we are at the beginning of the end of this financial crisis and its consequences while others believe this is just the end of the beginning. Celent has given its thoughts on the impact of the financial crisis on insurers in a report published in September last year: Bad News on the Street: Insurance IT Strategy and the Financial Crisis.

A freeze in IT hiring and reduction in contractor and consultant use top the list.

A new report says carriers can transform their operations by squeezing more out of existing enterprise applications.

As the promise of the cloud unfolds, it’s likely that a typical cloud provider will be an industry partner that is capable of sharing applications and data.

Upp Technology will provide BCBS members "competitive pricing," rapid response times and access to more than 25,000 IT pros.

Robert Lipp is the former chairman and CEO of Travelers Property Casualty Corp.

ACORD LOMA and IASA will be a scant 10 days apart, but will marketing budgets support attendance at both?

Sometimes the solution to reaching insurance company customers is deceptively simple.

Troubled company expected to trim 17% of workforce.

Companies, associations and individuals now have until June 12, 2009, to nominate a woman in the insurance industry who is a true leader, progressing to greater and more diverse positions of influence and authority, and carving a path of excellence for others to follow.

Insurers trying to obtain the sage advice of industry research experts may feel it’s akin to hitting a moving target, but the result is industry analysis excellence.

INN issues a call for nominations for its award program recognizing excellence, leadership and professional performance among women in insurance.

Dueling coalitions, representing domestic and foreign reinsurers respectively, are amplifying their positions in advance of pending legislation.

Continuing expense pressures and expanded service offerings by offshore business process providers my spur more offshoring, says Conning Research and Consulting.

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MANULIFE INKS OUTSOURCING DEAL WITH THOMSON REUTERS

Economic concerns and volatility in the marketplace have changed the

Bermuda-based Accenture has unveiled newly enhanced claims, underwriting and policy administration solutions designed to help property and casualty (P&C) and life insurers reduce costs and streamline insurance processes.