From cloud computing to legacy systems to the business/IT relationship, insurance CIOs discuss areas affecting their careers and ability to perform.

Insurers cutting maintenance levels is a bit like a pro athlete cutting back his workouts—the lack of “maintenance” will eventually show in his performance, or lack thereof.

Vertafore will still manage its Software-as-a-Service-based products internally, but Savvis will operate the scale-related IT infrastructure.

AXA Insurance UK has signed with Duck Creek Technologies Europe Ltd., a software and service solutions provider for the insurance industry, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), to supply a new commercial insurance processing system for the insurer.

Photos from INN’s Women in Insurance Leadership Forum.

With the acquisition of Perot, the purveyor of servers signals an intention to focus on services.

Hardware maker pays $3.9 billion in cash to acquire IT services provider.

INN recognized 10 of the industry’s most successful female insurance leaders at the second annual Women in Insurance Leadership Forum.

Aite Group LLC will launch a health insurance practice that will complement its banking and securities and investments services.

A new report that surveys agents and vendors reveals that technology is positioned to support agents’ growth.

Celent’s Catherine Stagg-Macey – a fellow contributor here at the Insurance Expert’s Forum – has made the call: the industry is emerging from the economic downturn. This is a recession that famously ravaged the financial services sector, and those insurance companies with a stake in financial services saw a more sever impact on their businesses than those focused on policies and premiums.

For the fourth year in a row, INN is proud to recognize female leaders paving the way for others in the insurance industry.

Also receiving recognition this year are four leaders who have successfully driven significant project and/or process improvements within their companies.

WANTED Technologies forecasts a loss of 8,000 jobs in finance and insurance—much better than U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July report of 12,900.

Celent investigates insurers' tactical responses to the recession, finding the streamlining of processes to be their No. 1 focus.

In the end, it comes down to risks vs. benefits, and right now the risks are a bit too scary.

The creation of a National Institute of Finance would empower regulators with the tools needed to effectively enforce regulation.

The key to a successful transition from SOA to cloud is to stay focused on enterprise architecture in order to manage both environments.

Offering uses Agile principles in its solution set.

Reports and consultants say companies are spending money on cloud computing without knowing the real deal. This could pose many problems for insurers.