Claims

Privately funded StoneRiver comprises insurance, flood services, pharmacy, marketing and regulatory compliance divisions.

Hammering out a deal between carriers and vendors can be a doubled-edged sword, but done correctly, the benefits outweigh the costs.

When it comes to replacing legacy claims systems, carriers have many options large and small.

Going paperless produces numerous benefits, but it takes time and many small steps.

The insurance division stands alone as StoveRiver, while the rest of the company unites as one brand.

CIGNA has agreed to join Aetna, UnitedHealth in the establishment of an independent database that will determine reimbursement rates.

The full-service site is designed to help beneficiaries navigate through difficult times.

Palisades Safety and Insurance Management Corp. ranks higher in claims services than Progressive, GEICO and State Farm, according to a survey of New Jersey auto repair shops.

The combined business will operate under the Cunningham Lindsey brand identity.

Report says investments in automation and Web services are key to improving profitability.

The partnership will give National Unit access to a special investigations unit with a national scope.

A transitional, if not transformational, environment is afoot for the U.S. P&C industry in 2009, says Ernst & Young, but before carriers take steps forward, concerns must be dispatched.

Designed to protect vehicle owners and stakeholders, the system will give law enforcement, state administrators and consumers access to vehicle information and histories.

Insurers - especially in the current down economy - have a tough decision ahead of them: What to do with policy admin systems.

The analyst's annual awards spotlight insurers that make the most effective use of technology.

The risk specialist says property losses from 37 catastrophes last year were the fourth-highest cost, and highest frequency in the past decade.

The acquisition, which closed last year, puts Ravello in a position to provide solutions for the entire insurance workflow spectrum, says the company.

Both insurers promise to fund a new database and stop using UnitedHealth’s controversial technology that, according to New York State authorities, skewed reimbursement rates.

A new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds that fatalities per capita among older drivers has decreased 35% since 1975, and is at its lowest level.

The content management and workflow systems provider is teaming with INSTEC and OneShield on separate projects.