Data and information management

New report from Swiss Re says insurers need to employ new, forward-looking types of modeling to better understand implications of increasing life expectancy.

Allstate report notes Fort Collins, Colo. as having the safest drivers in the country for second year in a row.

Like walking a tight rope, with social media you cannot remain stagnant or ignore it, yet moving forward presents even more uncertainty as compliance enters the picture.

J.D. Powers latest report reveals policyholders with flood insurance less satisfied than those who opt not to carry it; Amica takes top spot in overall customer satisfaction.

Insurers acknowledge that outmoded infrastructure is limiting business agility, a new study by Oracle Insurance and Insurance Networking News finds. The study, which queried 421 insurance C-level and senior executives, IT professionals and line-of-business managers, assessed the organizational priorities for insurers, their effectiveness in priority areas and the role that IT plays in helping and hindering their initiatives.

Insurers can use their advanced analytic abilities to monitor employee behavior. But should they?

How long after implementing an electronic document management system can an insurer get rid of original paper documents? The answer: It depends.

15 minutes with Stuart Rose

A new generation of PLM tools frees product developers from the fetters of IT, but carriers need to wield this newfound freedom with caution.

Manitoba Public Insurance's year-old system enables multiple resources to view and work on claims at the same time, resulting in faster, more accurate decisions.

The exponential growth of mobile devices and applications is forcing insurance IT assent managers to ask new questions about their place within the insurance organization, their safe use by employees, and even their efficacy.

Software and services vendor increases availability for overseeing cloud implementations by opening a new delivery center in North America.

Fitch Ratings and A.M. Best don’t expect significant ratings changes as a result of the losses.

Steve Jobs' visionary personality often lead him to create against the grain, making it that much easier for him to reshape our personal and professional lives in profound ways.

While coastal wind damage is less than expected, inland flooding wreaks havoc in Northeast.

Study reveals that use of analytics is becoming increasingly pervasive across the insurance enterprise, but analytical talent still lacking.

Throughout Asian-Pacific region, SAS provides business analytics for ICBC, China Guangfa Bank, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, KDDI.

Interation is intended to enable movement of documents, data from vendor's Passport to Insurance Exchange in a single step.

Improvements are designed to help insurers improve agility, mitigate risk and accelerate delivery of new products, company says.

Hurricane Irene advances toward New York and an estimated $2.4 trillion worth of insured properties in the state’s coastal areas.