Digital distribution

Four insurance technology experts reveal how close IT-business collaboration works to facilitate IT budgets that foster long-term growth.

Broker offers online sales of homeowners and travel insurance.

iPipeline products hope to create integrated user experience, support point-of-sale activities.

Travelers’ sales executive volunteers with program that helps attract talent to insurance industry.

Consumers are increasingly willing to purchasing life insurance online, LIMRA study shows.

Insurance giant MetLife Inc. said Thursday it plans to sell its banking affiliate but will remain in residential finance and servicing through its MetLife Home Loans division.

Questions Plague State Health Exchange Program

With new collection points, insurers are struggling to achieve accurate contact data; survey reveals median percentage of inaccurate data in an organization’s existing database was 35 percent.

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Insurer unveils rate, quote and bind functionality for agents via iPads and iPhones.

As insurers ask themselves whether they want to participate in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges, vendors tailor services and states scramble to meet the 2014 deadline.

Firm partners with Answer Financial, launches O.co Insurance tab to offer home, auto quotes.

Abrupt departure Allstate's property/casualty operations head dings company’s share price.

The transaction is expected to result in an after-tax gain on sale of approximately $275 million for Manulife; and for Pacific Life, approximately 41% share of the market.

Facility addition is step toward building out underwriting capability of Alterra’s specialty operations.

Targeting platform for auto insurance advertisers to enable clients to optimize campaigns, increase exposure.

Survey: Health Insurance Brokers Vital in Years to Come

Next Generation Partners with Sallie Mae

As insurers look to capitalize on the rich trove of data on social networks, customer relationship management may be a good place to start.

Life/health insurers’ performance improves and stability returns; 12 new insurers made the list for 2011.