Core systems

45,800 jobs were added to the IT sector in the past 12 months, but the financial services industry has seen a decrease of 25,000.

Paper notes exchanges as “active purchasers;” offers support to states.

J.D. Power reports breaks down how State Farm, Allstate, GEICO and Progressive use humorous advertising to snare customers.

New study from Oracle and INN finds that aged IT systems remain operational impediment for insurers.

Borders of the office are being redefined forever by collaboration and engagement on Web platforms

2011 IT spend projected at $125 billion for small and midsized businesses, insurers included.

Survey reveals that online applications now initiate a majority of new policy sales.

Australia’s largest insurer looks to expands into U.S. forced-placed insurance market.

Fixed annuity sales month-to-month rose 6% in the first quarter, and Western National and New York Life contributed the most sales.

As FEMA’s Direct Servicing Agent, the property/casualty software and services provider will expand services to insurance agents, policyholders, lenders and other stakeholders.

After profiling 10 document automation systems for its recent report, Celent suggests five factors to consider before investing in the systems.

Perr&Knight, a provider of insurance support services, will launch an insurance technology services arm next week, the company reports.

Health insurance exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may pose a threat to COBRA.

Risks rise as employees increasingly use personal mobile devices for enterprise purposes.

Insurance business process outsourcing market blossoms; driving costs out of the claims process.

FCCI chooses Sword Insurance Portal; Physicians Mutual selects InsPro Enterprise.

The recently released white paper from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on the role of producers in state exchanges, while helpful, leaves many crucial questions unanswered.

Through May, State Farm provided more than $2.5 billion in catastrophe claim payments to its customers across North America.

Witnesses tell House committee that cross-state sales would reduce the number of uninsured.

As the insurance industry continues to recover from an ailing economy, the focus on life insurers’ overall financial health has been largely a “wait-and-see” one. Unlike property/casualty carriers, whose cash flow is relatively fluid, life insurers’ success is tied largely to superior, sustained financial management.