Data and information management

San Mateo, Calif. - The P&C companies of Unitrin, Inc., a Chicago-based $3 billion financial services company, will transition from less flexible mainframe and client/server claims systems to Guidewire’s ClaimCenter, the companies report.

Washington — Tough economic times give insurers all the more reason to be vigilant when it comes to fraud, and the FBI is helping with a new report based on data on a host of insurance crimes currently taking place.

After false starts in 2006 and 2007’s hurricane season, meteorological experts are again predicting high hurricane activity, driving reinsurers to rethink enterprise risk management and technology-based strategies.

Report says that up to 33 million licensed drivers should not be driving.

Survey ranks data integrity high, but few companies are monitoring it.

The insurer plans to release its property loss prevention engineering guidelines at no cost through its Web site.

Founder of first hurricane catastrophe model recognized as a valuable contributor to award-winning scientific climate change work.

Skywire’s software application is designed to streamline data capture and help automate new business underwriting.

ACORD recognizes Liberty Mutual for third consecutive year for leadership in straight-through processing.

Only 38% of a recent survey said they are “very confident” or “quite confident” that e-mails related to documenting commitments and obligations made by staff are recorded, complete and retrievable.

The data wave is no longer coming—it has arrived, bigger and more powerful than expected.

A Towers Perrin survey reveals rating agencies having an effect on ERM development.

Web site assistance aims to help advisors better counsel on the importance of disability coverage.

Winners represent reader recognition of insurance business and technology solution visionaries.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Hewlett-Packard is reportedly nearing a deal to buy Electronic Data Systems for between $12 billion and $13 billion.

Greenwich Associates presents the award based on a study of 714 risk managers, which concluded that insurers’ claim management process is a significant determinant of customer satisfaction and loyalty.

The vendor’s “formatting linkbase” contribution provides dynamic rendering of complex financial information based on the XBRL standard.

Matthew Grant will take over the role of group executive of global client development from Bill Keogh.

A new report says telematics will help insurers improve the accuracy of their risk-based pricing models, and potentially allow them to offer more variable, pay-as-you-drive pricing models.

European insurers are ponying up the cash to ready their infrastructures for more stringent regulatory requirements.