Digital distribution

The company will write direct insurance in Switzerland and will focus on professional lines.

Manitoba Public Insurance's year-old system enables multiple resources to view and work on claims at the same time, resulting in faster, more accurate decisions.

Laura Schupbach to take on role being vacated by David Zuercher at the end of the year.

MajescoMastek to offer individual, group policy admin systems for life, health and annuity products using common technology platform.

In a low-growth economy, technology consolidation enables insurers to increase the production of existing agents, expand into new channels and monitor performance of all sales activities.

Western National Life hits $2 billion mark, tops Allianz and New York Life in second-quarter fixed annuity sales, according to Beacon Research.

Brokers indicate consistent rates and a general consensus that the market has improved to a point of equilibrium.

Vertafore continues acquisition spree with purchase of compliance BPO provider.

The PMI Group has halted the writing of all new insurance policies.

MetLife Regains Top Annuities Sales Spot

Allstate Agents Group Votes to Unionize

Financial Advisers Not Including Life Insurance in Planning

Benchmarking Firm Recognizes Newport Group’s Communications and Technology

K2 Insurance Services LLC will look to develop new programs as well as expand in several business directions.

Challenges for Financial Advisers Unabated

The federal government's recent push for health insurance exchanges looks to come to a head beginning next year.

Carriers can gain competitive advantage by leveraging social media monitoring tools, report says.

Aligning business and IT priorities isn't enough to drive growth; investment in technologies such as analytics and cloud is vital.

Insurers' Multi-Channel Challenge

The proliferation of channels can be frustrating for insurers; however, limiting the ways intermediaries and policyholders can interact with the company increases relationship friction.