Data and information management

For those who see converting to a green facility as daunting or expensive, Aflac has five words: it's okay to start small.

Accounting standard-setters issued new rules Wednesday that could have profound effects, not just on how assets and liabilities get valued but on how banks and financial services firms do business.

Guidewire, IBM, InsPro Technologies, Exigen among vendors touting new offerings and services at this week’s ACORD LOMA Systems Forum.

OneShield’s latest offering, Dragon Intelligence, is designed to be integrated and coexist with other analytics programs.

New research points to financial institutions' responses to the financial crisis, regulatory changes and a desire to combat financial crime.

Duck Creek and Pitney Bowes partner on policy administration; Guidewire forges alliances.

Carriers need to spend to optimize current business processes while simultaneously laying the foundation for future growth.

ACORD plants to study the effectiveness of its software in conjunction with technology from software providers.

A surprising reprimand of national politicians and a less surprising disregard for the industry highlighted the conference’s first day.

Insurers focused on expanding relationships with existing technology solution providers.

Fitch affirms Markel, S&P revises outlook on Mutual of Omaha and A.M. Best affirms Unitrin ratings.

The partnership grants RiskMeter users access to RMS’ Average Annual Loss and Probable Maximum Loss data.

INN’s 2010 Vanguards in Insurance Practices Awards represent true votes of confidence by insurers who rate the value provided by technology solution providers.

Early disclosures include only property losses, affecting earnings rather than capital; no rating changes currently expected.

The Software-as-a-Service analytics program is intended to serve the property/casualty industry.

Commercial lines market to remain stable, but concerns over natural catastrophes, and volatile political and economic environments persist, according to new report.

Industry cautiously optimistic as Senate passes financial services overhaul.

We provide insurance for those whose identities are stolen, so why not add preventive services?

As part of its green strategy, Allstate is pursuing “aggressive virtualization,” which dramatically cut the amount of servers and storage needed to support present and future operations.

IBM and Accenture are the front runners, with other major players steps behind, says new report.