Data and information management

While the details of the legislation remain unchanged, the proposed Office of National Insurance has been renamed the Federal Insurance Office.

A.M. Best announces ratings changes for Ameriprise, General Re Corp., QBE the Americas and 10 other insurers.

Insurers convene with other experts to discuss a convergence of consumer protection and compliance-related challenges associated with social networking.

Insurers should examine their current systems for untapped features and functionality.

President Obama signs a last-minute extension of the oft-extended National Flood Insurance Program.

The arrival of BPM as a transformational initiative is creating new opportunities for carriers to think about new ways of doing business.

Few organizations, including insurers, have even begun PIM initiatives; lack of resources a major barrier.

Genworth, Markel and Unum are just a few of the insurers affected by A.M. Best and Fitch’s latest rating actions.

One of the best things about covering the technology industry is that one doesn’t usually have to sully oneself with the hogwash that passes for discourse and wisdom among our nation’s politicians.

Insurance IT Budgets: It’s a tricky time for those who must make plans for next year, but where should insurers draw the line between caution and boldness?

Photos from INN’s Women in Insurance Leadership Forum.

StoneRiver, a provider of technology and strategic solutions for the insurance industry, announced the recipients of the Excel Awards during their annual Client Conference, being held this week at Lowe’s Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando, Florida. In recognition of their unique innovation and leadership, nine clients were honored for their accomplishments with awards in five categories.

StoneRiver, a provider of technology and strategic solutions for the insurance industry, announced the recipients of the Excel Awards during their annual Client Conference, being held this week at Lowe’s Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando, Florida. In recognition of their unique innovation and leadership, nine clients were honored for their accomplishments with awards in five categories.

Productivity and cost control lead the list of key challenges; business intelligence, meanwhile, tops the list of application and technology priorities.

Vice President Joe Biden faced a standing-room-only audience yesterday at a meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), where he discussed the Administration’s health care proposal and the need to create a level playing field in the insurance industry. Biden was invited to speak at the NAIC Fall meeting in National Harbor, Md., where he told members that the reform health care would not impact health insurers’ competitive set. “I want insurance companies to make money,” he said.

Federal and state authorities have a bone to pick with rating agencies, and insurers could feel the effect.

With the acquisition of Perot, the purveyor of servers signals an intention to focus on services.

Insurers should think less about functions and the data itself, and focus instead on processes.

A mid-year report from IBM confirms that the World Wide Web is a very insecure place.

Gulf Coast construction standards are 'woefully inadequate' to withstand storm flooding, study finds.