Core systems

Less than half of respondents indicate that their organization has a plan for making use of the health data that’s available to them, according to a survey of CIOs and other C-level executives.

Among the areas to be covered are the historical use of data to solve business problems, data presentation and visualization, avoiding biases and how to structure a research program.

Allianz Life looks to improve its customer service and product development with new core system.

Adoption numbers are up from 18 months ago, and users are reporting up to an hour and a half saved per day, according to a recent survey.

Expectations of extreme activity scaled back slightly, however

The auto insurer is searching for a way to convince more drivers to try its telematics technology.

Celent reports that interest in mobile apps, especially those for tablets, is fueled by the desire to lower front-office costs and facilitate customer interactions.

Over the course of three years, Aegis Insurance, a midsize mutual specialty commercial insurer, completed an overhaul of its legacy core systems. The result is a 50-percent reduction in the average time it takes to process a transaction, a 70-percent improvement in quoting and an 80-percent improvement in renewal processing.

While vendors are optimistic about revenue growth over the next few years, a new report from Aite Group urges them to do a better job of aligning with P&C carrier needs.

Updated models designed to include multiple price volatility catalogs and the ability to modify industry premiums by adjusting default values.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly asked company executives about the wiring of funds to operations in locations such as India, Sweden and Singapore.

Calling an insurance agent or broker is one of the least attractive options for getting information about health insurance plans, according to new survey results from Forrester.

Celent warns of a dramatic shift in the technology that group-enrollment insurers use to gain consumers’ attention and interact with them.

Insurer looks to replace legacy claims management system, implement enterprise data mastery technology.

The individual annuity market continues to be hyper-competitive, with technology playing an ever-larger role in insurers’ ability to attract, retain, and profitably serve clients, according to a new market trends report from Novarica, titled “Business and Technology Trends: Individual Annuity.”

Composite rates for P&C, personal lines and other individual categories decline in the absence of CAT events

The VP of underwriting for the commercial insurers shares her thoughts on being a woman in insurance, challenges leaders face and how to encourage creative thinking.

The United States added 11,000 IT jobs in July; insurance added 2,700, according to BLS data.

Improving product development and reducing dependence on legacy systems are some of the reasons L/H/A insurers now are pulling the trigger on policy administration projects, according to a new report from Novarica.

Insurance aggregation platform looks to Informatica Cloud to accelerate process automation.