Data and information management

There are many ways to store data, but mitigating risk must be priority No. 1.

ISCS SurePower Innovation Policy Admin Suite is a Web- and SOA-based program designed to automate underwriting and manage claims.

With data exchange standards and technology maturing, the focus is moving toward implementation, architecture and advocacy.

Insurers use techniques—from virtualization to tiered storage—to draw down data center energy usage.

Document management technology enabled two P&C insurers to clear the decks and focus on the essentials.

Employing predictive technologies can help carriers deal with fluctuations in staffing needs.

The seeming over-abundance of accolades can obscure real business accomplishments.

Chubb seeks to facilitate discussion on emerging class of risks.

NAIFA adopts policy opposing stranger-originated annuities.

For insurers like SafeAuto that heavily rely on online consumer engagement, robust application uptime and performance means the difference been competitive edge and sure trouble.

Insurers should keep apprised of Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook's latest developments, as they could have profound effects on the business.

Social media outlets are hot marketing tools—and dangerous security risks. What’s an insurer to do?

Tealeaf 8 is designed to measure Web site experience in real-time by identifying patterns of behavior that signify customer struggle.

The Qatar-based reinsurer signed a three-year contract with RMS to manage earthquake risk in Asia.

XML-based Thunderhead NOW is designed to simplify the process of making changes to data, eliminating the need for IT involvement.

Gartner analysts predict that 95% of organizations will support a blended approach to enterprise architecture by 2015.

Perhaps this isn't surprising, as smaller firms have a lot more to lose if they have fraudulent accounts in their midst.

The National Flood Insurance program, which has limped along on a series of temporary extensions, may be due for a more substantial resolution.

American Association of Insurance Services data center is designed to allow member companies access to its traditional premium and loss data, plus geographic, demographic, weather, crime and other types of data collected from public and private sources.

If the insurance industry truly designed technology to meet user needs and expectations, it could avoid a lot of pain and effort by leveraging existing user behaviors.