Policy adminstration

Allstate, Lincoln National and 14 others receive updates.

Bradley Bodell's most recent role was VP, global technology and operations, for MetLife.

Business management and accounting solution designed to manage RSA’s Group Reinsurance portfolio.

Increasingly sophisticated user expectations drive tech market, Celent says, as insurers look for ways to differentiate commoditized products.

Bill Roberts has previously headed up information systems, telecommunications and the Internet business unit, among other areas of the company.

Declining U.S. property rates and reinsurers' desire to maintain their market positions is spilling over into other classes, according to a report from Willis Re.

Financial service firms plan to increase IT operational budgets by a modest 2.1 percent this year, while about 45 percent are increasing headcount, according to a Computer Economics IT study.

The residential property information and analytics provider expands its P&C footprint with the acquisition of three units from the Decision Insight Information Group.

Cloud applications and Web services help insurers improve their time to market. They can launch new products and services, and address competitive pressures proactively.

Product development and marketing are slated for the largest analytics investments, and most P&C insurers plan to increase spending.

Customers increasingly want the convenience of mobile-based payment options, and insurers are finding a host of benefits to offering it, including increased customer retention, lower costs and more consistent levels of service.

The insurance applications space is evolving as new players enter and specialized vendors grow through acquisitions.

Progressive has been licensing UBI intellectual property since December 2012.

Maximizing IT’s value requires realistic expectations and transparency, as well as planning and decision making that are aligned with business goals, according to PwC.

The specialty insurer can now use location parameters, policy type, limits and other attributes to deliver rich, contact-sensitive information to underwriters.

Talon designed to help the reinsurer target and price new markets.

InVEST scholarship winners represent 18 schools and hail from California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio and Virginia.

Berkshire to pay $285 million for variable annuities business, as The Hartford continues to divest in an attempt to focus on property/casualty operations.

Karlyn Carnahan, principal, Novarica, is given 60 seconds to identify the technologies that currently should be top of mind for workers’ comp insurers.

Where once underwriters called the tune, it is now the distributors who have leverage and are setting the ground rules.