Core systems

The program will continue until November 18.

After parting ways with parent company earlier this year, global P&C software vendor takes on branding overhaul.

New report examines the needs of insurer-affiliated investment advisers.

Recent survey of approximately 1,000 insurance agents and a sample of employers delves into what agents like/dislike about their work, and why they stay or go.

business and information technology

2011 IT Outsourcing Spend Flattens

Study shows IT executives are maintaining the status quo, awaiting evidence that the tenuous economic recovery will progress before engaging in more strategic outsourcing initiatives.

Report says the sector needs to readjust to better address the needs of consumers in the 31-45 age group.

Only 22 percent of information managers say business side is aware and prepared for threats, according to new survey.

P&C industry net income plummets 67 percent in the first half of 2011.

Workers’ compensation insurer employs Perceptive Software to shore up inefficiencies in claims processing.

Men may not be as sure which of the sexes is safer, but they are more familiar with safety-related equipment installed in their motor vehicles.

Cameras as well as speed and GPS trackers employed to monitor driving; new venture hopes insurance companies will use services as incentive.

Industry groups are pleased that a short-term compromise will make the extension viable until next Tuesday when voting may extend it until November 18.

Rules would establish state exchanges and implement standards related to reinsurance and risk adjustment.

Moms and dads of teen drivers endorse state-graduated driver laws and instructors, yet differ on how much they worry about their teen behind the wheel, and why.

Government panel says severity of economic burden will depend on global emissions growth and Canadian economic and population growth.

IVANS interface solution upgrades the carrier's mobile infrastructure, helps independent agents stay up-to-date.

The Department of Health and Human Services has extended public comment on two proposed rules—to establish state insurance exchanges and implement standards related to reinsurance and risk adjustment.

A.M. Best study acknowledges increasing recognition within the industry of enterprise risk management’s (ERM) importance, but still points to gaps in the follow-through.