Core systems

LifePRO is a strategic policy administration platform for the consolidation and processing of life, annuity and Medicare Supplement products.

Insurers increase focus on improving customer satisfaction and retention through more effective claims processing, according to recent survey.

Even if the technology doesn’t immediately attract consumers, insurers offering such programs are establishing robust data sets, underwriting methods and laying the foundation for more positive customer interactions, Deloitte says.

Auto insurers ranked on price, distribution channel and policy offerings during the purchase experience.

Private health care exchanges are here to stay but debate remains over whether employers should move their employees to private exchanges, as well as the adviser’s role in working with them.

Optimizing application development and maintenance can reduce costs by more than 50 percent for organizations.

Networked sensors increasingly are being embedded in machines, buildings, cars and other objects, offering tech-savvy insurers new opportunities to understand and price risk, according Celent.

The Insurance Scorecard business intelligence and data warehousing application is designed for the P&C industry.

P&C insurer is implementing a billing system that encompasses the conversion of both personal and commercial lines data from its two legacy platforms.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is in the early stages of looking at new vendors to potentially take over the operation of Healthcare.gov, when Accenture’s contract expires in January 2015.

The insurer now offers independent agents the opportunity to automatically download policy updates daily through Vertafore’s AMS360 and continues to retire old technologies.

iGO for Final Expense is designed to improve selling and processing needs for Settlers' 3,000 independent insurance producers.

Infrastructure functions can reduce costs and improve service delivery through better demand management.

Industry experts say it's time to focus on the future rather than the rocky implementation.

Gartner CEO and senior executive survey shows that growth is the top priority, with executives displaying a “bullish” attitude toward technology-related business growth in 2014 and 2015.

The project delivers an upgrade from Windows XP to the Windows 7 operating system for more than 11,000 desktops.

Report says coverage is available and affordable, though the market is tightening due to uncertainty over reauthorization; insurance industry groups response mostly favorable.

As a result of the crowded market driving down prices in New York - one of just five states where UnitedHealth is involved in an exchange - the insurer may boost participation in public insurance exchanges.

Southern Trust seeks to modernize its technology system and says the applications can be used and adapted by business users without a deep technical background.

The insurer will move to a private cloud-based infrastructure on the PureFlex System and IBM will provide other services related to mainframe, storage, backup and resiliency.