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Prudential survey offers insights into young adults’ wants and needs when planning for retirement.

USAA's been an early adopter of new digital banking technology, due in part to its unique customer base of military personal, who are often dispatched to locations around the world on short notice.

The specialty provider of fraud solutions to the health care industry hopes the partnership can provide them with further insights into how fraudsters operate regionally.

Straight-through claims processing to be increased, costs of meeting health care reform requirements reduced.

While analysis of life insurers’ 2010 assets and investments reveals recovery from the credit crisis, a longer-term set of challenges stemming from the lowest interest rates seen since the 1950s also abound.

IT hiring improves, but not enough to consider a recovery as overall compensation for IT professionals remained stagnant since January 2008, notes Janco.

Solvency II will change the investment behavior of European insurance companies, notes a new report, but if done correctly, insurers can optimize its return.

A new study from Liberty Mutual and Students Against Destructive Decisions reveals that distractions behind the wheel, especially texting while driving, for teens are only increasing.

Capabilities are being scared off by security concerns as life insurers continue to stall in the decision-making process, according to study.

As part of an enterprise initiative to provide new insights into the company’s global business, XL will leverage the vendor’s NexGen Business Intelligence features and consulting services.

Software patent litigation dating back to 2009 is resolved, the companies report.

New study results demonstrate the need for increased customer-centric communication across all channels in order to develop higher levels of trust.

Insurance CIOs, CTOs and IT VPs emphasize security/privacy, cloud and social media in recent survey.

Gartner analysts said IT leaders must keep it simple, destroy perfectionism and embrace calculated risk.

From the CIO Insurance Summit: CIOs must weigh the practical concerns of serving the current business climate against the need to incorporate new technologies.

Gartner forecast: 2011 spending grows to $98B, topping 2008 record levels within 4 years.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office follows Dodd-Frank mandate to gather feedback on how to modernize and improve the country’s insurance regulatory system.

INN reports from the CIO Insurance Summit: As technology advances and consumer expectations shift, insurance CIOs need to architect for a free flow of information.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts Associated Health Maintenance Organization and Capital Health Plan top National Committee for Quality Assurance's ranking of the highest-rated plans in the nation.

Following a huge breach of protected health information from TRICARE, the insurer for the military health system, a lawsuit seeking class action status for 4.9 million affected individuals has been filed.