Digital distribution

DRC product’s new toolset is intended to help carriers more precisely set policy premiums.

The insurer's new recurring premium rose to $2.7 million in 2010, mainly through sales at banks.

Finance 3.1 CRM solution features new functionality and enhancements to existing capabilities.

Apple nearly doubled the number of total Android activations of phones or tablets for enterprises in 2010, a report finds.

Mark Konen, president of Lincoln Insurance and Retirement Solutions, makes predictions about the year ahead.

Kurt Hines to assume newly-created position that targets the insurer’s commercial lines strategic growth.

Insurers may be able to learn from banks platform integration problems.

New data from RIMS shows overcapacity still depressing premiums.

A new report says smartphone users are more likely than PC users to fall victim to phishing and providing confidential information.

While the movie portrays Facebook as a platform born of a grudge by a jilted, love-struck student, insurers are taking the site very seriously.

Sales collaboration platform reaches 20,000 participants; company launches InsiderConnect.

Independent agents are the most-promising channel, while career agents the highest-rated, according to ICMG survey.

The study found that many investors are confused about the roles of brokers and advisors, and are unsure of their protections when they receive advice.

The new policy features a building annual maximum benefit, and extended dependent and issue ages.

Zurich focused on innovation, communications and a feedback loop between clients and the front line in 2010.

AXA China Region Insurance and Tokio Marine & Nichido, Fire Insurance Co. are a few of many insurers effectively using technology, analysts say.

Nominations for best practices section of program extended to January 25.

PIA says mandated study is a Trojan horse for expansion of federal oversight.

Nearly half of Gen Y survey respondents plan to start their own business in the next five years, and they’ll be targeting tech-savvy insurers for coverage.

No longer is a simple customer transaction an event that is unlikely to damage a company’s reputation and brand.