Core systems

The FAA has awarded 48 waivers for commercial drone use under a program created by Congress to allow flights while the agency completes more formal regulations.

The new auto insurance aggregation site is intended to offer California drivers quick and simple access to multiple auto insurance quotes.

Canadian P&C insurer intends to consolidate and update billing operations and launch new products and services over the web.

New Zealand’s largest general insurance provider takes on core systems transformation to improve customer service and speed to market.

Team selects Instec’s Quicksolver based on its configurability, bureau-based rating and quoting, resulting in more efficient business processes and faster quote-to-bind.

Millenials and lower-income people are receptive to calling directly from a mobile ad, according to a study, but insurers need to answer the call.

The life insurance carrier credits Agile development with helping it get a line of business live on the FAST platform less than a year after selection.

When insurers assess the risks and conduct cost-benefit analyses on whether information systems should be encrypted, more often than not the decision has been made to not encrypt. That has to change now, industry observers say.

More than a month later, more than 50 million people affected by the breach haven’t been notified by the company, senators Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray said.

The rankings are based on national averages for 1,522 models, for a 40-year-old man with a clean driving record and good credit.

The new app features direct access to ACE’s medical and emergency assistance partners and location-specific safety alerts, including for diseases, crime, civil unrest, acts of terrorism and natural disasters.

Hackers succeeded in accessing claims and clinical data from Premera, but they may be wasting their time trying to monetize health data, industry observers say.

Cyberinsurance is on the rise, and insurance companies are asking their IT departments where the most risk lies. Here's what IT staff says are the most important items to cover after a breach.

Premera Blue Cross, serving the Northwest and Alaska, was hacked beginning last May, and even more sensitive data was exposed than in the Anthem hack.

The insurer plans test flights near Bloomington, Illinois; could use drones to assess roof damage claims and respond to natural disasters.

The announcement today counts 14.1 million people who have enrolled in private plans or expanded Medicaid coverage since 2013, and 2.3 million young adults who were allowed to stay on parent's health plans until the age of 26.

The Touchstone catastrophe modeling platform and suite of CAT models will be rolled out across the organization to support a range of risk management needs.

Commercial lines prices have only risen 2% in the past year, and for workers' comp, even that would be good, says Towers Watson.

More than a third of visitors to Healthcare.Gov came through a tablet or smartphone, said CEO Kevin Counihan -- and they are converting to sales.

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