Military insurer will predominantly be looking to hire software engineers and applications developers, it says.

Less than one-fifth of top life insurance carriers have a policyholder smartphone app, according to Aite Group research, leaving lots of room for improvement in leveraging the channel.

In order to raise the profile of the industry and encourage data graduates to join their firms, several carriers are partnering with colleges to get closer to students.

Firms that give workers ready access to the applications they need are nearly three times as likely to be rated as leaders in digital transformation by staff.

The insurer's arrangement with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will have students working on mobile apps and more.

Move adds to drug chain’s string of deals in pharma, health and analytics.

CVS processes drug benefits for insurers including Aetna, and also runs a chain of drug stores.

Insurer teams with Castlight Health to offer an integrated solution that brings together clinical, claims and wearables data.

Kappie Mumphrey joins the carrier from constrution- and energy-tech provider CB&I.

In acquiring Aetna's group benefits business, The Hartford expects to benefit from more data and better claims management.