Policy adminstration

CIOs are in no hurry to hire new staff over the next 12 months, according to Janco Associates.

Life insurer to use Elixir North America’s policy administration system, new business and underwriting solutions.

General liability is most likely to be purchased online, workers’ comp is the least likely, according to a new study from Deloitte; majority of shoppers expect modest discounts.

The days of social media strategy meaning you open a Facebook page and staff it with someone young and bright are over.

Software designed with modular components for improving sales, claims administration and reporting.

Towers Watson survey finds prices overall have been increasing for 9 consecutive quarters.

Brooke Zrno Grisham promoted to provide support for New York Life agents in Dallas.

The Affordable Care Act has had the unintended effect of boosting developing private exchanges markets where uninsured consumers compare and purchase high-deductible health insurance plans (HDHPs), according to Aite Group. As a result, the U.S. has 75 million HDHP consumers who have a serious reason to be more price-sensitive than traditionally insured consumers, the research firm said in its report, “Transparency in Healthcare: A New Market.”

Genworth Financial Inc., the seller of life insurance and long-term care coverage, is eliminating 400 jobs as CEO Thomas McInerney seeks to counter the pressure from low interest rates.

The Association of Professional Insurance Women recognized the Guy Carpenter & Company LLC Global Chief Economist & Risk Strategist at an award ceremony on Tuesday, June 4.

When it comes to underwriting systems, the majority of CIOs are looking to wrap or extend what they have over the next three years.

Insurer bolsters claims operations with additional staff and by partnering with a catastrophe response firm, as well as enabling a toll-free number for filing claims.

ABI Research outlines radical changes to the auto insurance industry in a new report.

Low interest rates continue to weigh on the annuity industry, but sales of deferred income annuities increased 150 percent compared to last year and set a fifth-consecutive record high in Q1 2013, according to the “Beacon Research Fixed Annuity Premium Study.” Overall, income annuity sales grew 1.4 percent year-over-year.

IGO6, used by insurers in Europe and Africa, is designed to support all insurance lines of business.

In order for ideas to freely flow within an insurer, an IT department may need to step in to enable that conversation.

Insurer elects to use Decision Research Corp. software platform designed to integrate with CIG's legacy policy administration system.

Insurance IT execs and service company leaders sound off on what drives companies to hire third parties and how to make the relationship work best.

In MarketScout’s rate barometer, commercial rate growth holds steady for the third month in a row.

Software deals among all insurers show year-over-year growth in 2012 after three years of slight declines, according to a set of new reports from Celent.