Data and information management

Treasury Secretary says the job is too complex for just one agency.

Sometimes the solution to reaching insurance company customers is deceptively simple.

A new survey eliciting the opinions of insurance executives about the software products they use yields some interesting results.

The president says all the right things about the threat to our nation’s systems, but his plan remains sketchy at best.

Document/content management saw the most activity among property/casualty and life/health insurers and vendors.

New report holds that of the lessons to be learned from the financial crisis, risk management should serve as the primer.

Casualty Actuarial Society hosts panel on climate change.

Life insurer says malware at fault for leak.

Insurers should consider ERM a process, not just a platform, say study authors.

In a down economy, gold futures are up, and the insurer is betting on a healthy return on its investment.

The insurance industry was at the forefront when mainframe technology began to be used in business some 40 years ago, but we quickly lost that reputation in the years since. In fact, insurance—by nature a risk-averse business sector—has been slower than most to adopt new technologies, and wireless devices are no exception.

Rochelle, Illinois is probably not the first place one would look to find a data center replete with leading edge technology. Yet, it is here in this pastoral hamlet 80 miles west of Chicago that Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate Insurance Co. has built a new facility that employs a mix of technologies and design elements to markedly reduce energy consumption.

Technology can integrate loss-inspection reports into workflows, and create a standardized way to collect and decipher information.

Survey sees increasing numbers of agents and brokers leveraging real-time technology tools to handle policy rating and sales, manage customer inquiries, and deliver service.

The health care industry is entering a world where insurers and other stakeholders that view patient data as an asset will thrive.

Pressed to reduce risk and boost compliance, more insurers are automating the management of their investment portfolios.

Commercial messages in our inboxes are a commonly accepted nuisance, but we have lost sight of the danger they represent.

Companies, associations and individuals now have until June 12, 2009, to nominate a woman in the insurance industry who is a true leader, progressing to greater and more diverse positions of influence and authority, and carving a path of excellence for others to follow.

Global insurers facing financial hardships may adopt cautious optimism, says the German insurer.

The technology solution market will experience expansion as the health insurance industry considers claims processing as yet another value proposition.