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The iPad may help in achieving mass adoption of electronic signatures in the agent channel.

Anomalously warm tropical sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic portend an active hurricane season according to forecasters at Colorado State University.

Brendan Voss will help establish new policies and procedures for the settlement of claims.

As insurance claims mount, the NHTSA charges Toyota with failing to act in a timely manner to notify customers of acceleration problems.

Gartner lists technologies that will challenge business processes, support new business models and drive revenue growth.

A data-centric approach to the claims process can deliver significant savings in payouts for property/casualty insurers.

If they take into account underlying business challenges and the needs of staff, carriers can leverage a bevy of new technologies to manage claims more efficiently and more effectively.

But will the stimulus be enough to boost adoption of costly electronic and personal health records?

A study by OCI finds that while employers think layoffs will save them money down the line, instead, the number of high-risk and workers’ comp claims often tends to rise.

As a trillion-dollar industry managed by political cronies and policed by the IRS, government-run health care is a series of problems waiting to happen.

Provider now covers regulatory and liability claims arising from the theft, loss or accidental transmission of patient or financial info, and data recovery costs.

Any organization connected to health care is going to need lots of expertise in data management and architecture sooner than later.

The policy, Employed Lawyers Select, will allow Zurich North America Commercial coverage for part-time lawyers and pro-bono work.

State superintendent committed to thwarting crime, claiming it drives up insurance costs for “honest New Yorkers.”

Millers Mutual's agents can now inquire on specific policy, billing, claims and loss run information in real time.

Duck Creek Policy Administration and Duck Creek Billing will allow Torus Specialty Insurance to expand into other specialty and primary lines.

The UK-based friendly society adopts ClaimCenter for its home and motor lines.

The vendor acquired Healthcare Technology Management Services, a consulting firm that mainly serves health insurers.

Latest version of the billing system for property/casualty insurers is designed to allow insurers to bill policyholders with higher level of functionality.

Workers’ comp report includes eight years of state-by-state data based on cases reported to OSHA for the years 2000-2007, and five different outcome measures.