Data and information management

Insurers watch as the amendment could affect use credit scores for underwriting.

Agency adjusts the guidelines by which it rates both property/casualty and life insurers.

Onus is on them to address the “elephant in the room,” manage reality-based models, and shape organizational culture in post-crisis world, says Swiss Re.

Life insurers are adjusting the way they calculate capital requirements a new study from New York-based Towers Watson finds. The report, Evolving Capital Management Practices, queried 30 CFOs and found they expect to make greater use of economic capital when determining capital requirements.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City’s integration of Tuo Underwriting system is part of a marketing strategy to leverage Tuo and Microsoft Dynamics.

Facebook remains an intriguing channel and marketing tool for insurers, and this debate with regulators underlines just how important it could be.

S&P affirms Liberty Mutual Group Inc., A.M. Best downgrades Town and Country Mutual Insurance Co. and Moody’s upgrades Unum Group.

After rebuilding balance sheets following a costly 2008, P&C insurers hope to not face further financial risks.

The question of how to handle security identification is a thorny one.

Ventana research finds 41% of respondents have a strong desire to improve BI and performance management in the areas of operations, finance and customer management.

Alterra Capital Holdings sees favorable ratings following merger, Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Co. and First Chicago Insurance Co. downgraded.

Insurers must ask themselves ‘What?’, ‘When?’ and ‘Why?’ while defining their cloud adoption strategy.

A survey conducted by Munich Re America that targeted insurance executives to determine their most pressing concerns revealed what most in the industry know: the economy still presents a challenge, but less so than last year.

SAP's pending acquisition of Sybase is designed to offer improvements in transactional and analytic applications as well as enhanced mobility, messaging interoperability and content delivery.

The new Cyber Command appointment confirms the notion that we really are engaged in cyber-war.

Kognitio’s Data Warehousing-as-a-Service program compares historical and current price points using Quomation technology.

The boundary between where social networking for an employer stops, and personal networking begins keeps getting fuzzier and fuzzier.

Beacon Mutual will integrate StoneRiver Power Suite and Underwriting Management System into its BeaConnect site.

Aetna, Berkshire Hathaway, Genworth and Wellpoint among the insurers affected by most recent ratings changes.

Insurers still focusing IT dollars on delivering core systems and much-needed support for the business side.