Core systems

Seven Iowa insurers, including The Principal, Delta Dental, and Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance, are investors in the project, which provides capital and mentoring to six technology startups focusing on providing insurance-specific services.

Victims could includes millions of people who aren’t Anthem members, but used their Blue Cross or Blue Shield insurance in states, including Texas and Florida, where Anthem operates partnerships.

Financial strength, taking advantage of opportunistic ventures and market demand for products and channels ranked as the drivers of capital utilization decisions, according to Towers Watson.

The Allstate subsidiary, which offers a range of insurance products online, is beginning its Canadian push with auto insurance.

Superfish uses image-recognition algorithms that watch where users point on their screens and suggest ads based on the images they’re looking at.

Along with Logiq3, MSG Global's acquisition of Tindal Associates brings it more than 100 life insurance customers.

Private insurers working in partnership with FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program have come under scrutiny over allegations they denied or rejected damage claims based on falsified reports.

Anticipated benefits of the new core systems suite include greater automation and streamlined processing, faster time to market, improved data integrity and lower cost of ownership.

Supported by the Accenture Cloud Platform and using Microsoft Azure, the suite is intended to enhance underwriting effectiveness, reduce loss costs, improve customer retention and drive profitable growth.

Obama signed an executive order intended to encourage companies to share information on Internet threats with one another and create a framework to help the private sector turn over data to federal agencies investigating data breaches.

The swap is part of an effort to upgrade technology that also includes new e-mail software and stronger security.

The global reinsurer is moving from a homegrown system with BlackBerry phones to a MobileIron offering with Windows phones and a bring-your-own-device option.

New Software for Agent Portal Offering is expected to help the carrier modernize its technology.

The affected consumers are those who have not been able to prove their U.S. citizenship, the government says.

However, research from the New York Department of Financial Services found that actual data loss is not a common outcome of compromised systems.

The CEO has to convince investors that the company has figured out the size of the hole at the long-term care coverage business, and that the gap won’t keep growing.

Survey by Employers Holdings shows that companies need to create healthier environments.

While brokers historically have owned the customer relationship, satisfaction rises when insurers are involved during service interactions, according to a study from J.D. Power.

The implementation began with a new customer documents communication strategy and the elimination of CSE’s internal print and mail operation.

Widespread use of mobile devices is driving insurers and other financial services firms to increase spending to protect data.