Data and information management

For the fourth year in a row, INN is proud to recognize female leaders paving the way for others in the insurance industry.

Also receiving recognition this year are four leaders who have successfully driven significant project and/or process improvements within their companies.

CIGNA, FM Global and Tower Hill Companies are some of the insurers seeing recent ratings action from A.M. Best and Fitch.

A changing IT workforce continues to be a concern for the insurance industry. Could talent management software help insurers in their quest for tech-savvy IT workers?

According to Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner Inc., picking the correct business focus is the most important first step to successful enterprise content management and information governance.

The Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule on Aug. 19, 2009, establishing standards for notification of breaches of unsecured protected health information (PHI).

When I penned my recent rant on the inadvisability (at least at present) of SaaS for core systems in insurance, little did I know I would hear from some enthusiastic fans eager to sing the virtues of SaaS.

In the Twitter era, the ability of information or misinformation to spread rapidly poses operational risks for businesses, a new survey from Hartford, Conn.-based Travelers Cos. Inc. finds.

Nearly 60% of North American insurers plan on maintaining a budget at least consistent with 2008 spending, according to Forrester research.

International footprint across five continents reflects financial industry’s need for tighter control of financial transactions under difficult market conditions, company says.

Celent investigates insurers' tactical responses to the recession, finding the streamlining of processes to be their No. 1 focus.

The provider of enterprise financial management software has seen revenues that have doubled in each of the past two years.

The company expects the facility provide comprehensive, flexible and individually tailored coverages for major corporate clients.

Farmers Insurance Group and Zurich in North America take to the road to help customers prepare for catastrophes.

After being withdrawn from the ACORD Forms Library in October 2008, ACORD 80 (Homeowner Application Form) is being reintroduced one year later.

Professional v10.0 designed to provide enhanced data access, and includes a new user interface and Open Source support.

In the end, it comes down to risks vs. benefits, and right now the risks are a bit too scary.

Authors of a new book say insurance premiums should accurately reflect the risk, but low-income policyholders should receive “insurance stamp” subsidies.

A report says insurers will allocate more funds to policy administration, business intelligence and claims technologies in the coming year.

After much effort to implement standards, ACORD members in Australia officially adopt ACORD Messaging Library (AML) as the data standard.