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Mobile usage-based solutions offer choices designed to provide customer-centric data, feedback.

As businesses in the Gulf Coast are finding out again, having a disaster recovery plan is critical to a business’ survival. According to the “Gulf Coast Back to Business Act (2007),” 43 percent of businesses that close after a natural disaster never reopen, and an additional 29 percent permanently close within two years. However, in the wake of the ongoing financial crisis, many disaster recovery plans are now out of date, says Victor Janulaitis, CEO of Janco Associates.

IT contractor hiring is on the rise; researchers say forecasting the hiring of experts is a “net positive."

Poll results reveal that majority of Americans connect life insurance to feelings of security, yet don’t fully understand how such a vehicle can help meet long-term financial goals.

“Frankenstein”—a proposed self-camouflaging malware propagation system—represents a challenge and an opportunity for insurance IT and risk management professionals.

Bidders including Manulife Financial Corp. have expressed willingness to buy the Japanese operations as part of a deal for ING units in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the process is private.

Zurich Insurance Group AG, the biggest Swiss insurer, is seeking more licenses to expand in Chinese cities as part of a strategy to grow in emerging markets, chief executive officer Martin Senn said.

SMA Partner Karen Furtado is given one minute to explain why configuration tools are important to insurers. SMA Partner Karen Furtado explains why configuration tools are important to insurers. Sponsored by ISCS.SMA Partner Karen Furtado explains why configuration tools are important to insurers. Sponsored by ISCS.   

A group of Russian insurers have signed an agreement to implement ACORD standards. This will be the first documented ACORD implementation in Eastern Europe.

New survey finds corporate leaders lack 'digital literacy' – and this holds back growth.

Health insurer Aetna is continuing its push to offering information technologies to providers, employers and members to help improve outcomes and drive down costs.

BMS Group, an independent specialist broker, has chosen Eclipse Broking software from Sequel Business Solutions Ltd., to replace its insurance and reinsurance broking systems in London, the United States and Bermuda. The implementation will go live this year.

At this year’s Celent’s Insurance Symposium-Creative Disruption: Technology and the Future of Insurance, three insurers will take to the stage to give us attendees “some” and “more” disruption from the past, present and future.

Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America named Tom Mundt as VP of infrastructure in the IT division. In this role, Mundt will be responsible for leading overall infrastructure strategy, including assessing hardware and software options, managing provider relationships, and providing incident management for Allianz Life.

Cynthia Williams and Rufus Yates join BB&T’s 10-member executive management team.

Craig Raymond, effective September 17, will be charged with long-term strategic planning, business portfolio analysis.

EQECAT's early estimates surrounding Isaac draw comparisons to Hurricanes Gustav and Florence.

Transaction strengthens Validus’ property catastrophe reinsurance and short-tail specialty reinsurance platforms.

According to a new report from Gartner, cloud and consumerization present a unique challenge for all businesses moving forward.

The U.S. Census Bureau released 2010 health insurance data; Texas retains the highest rate of uninsureds for the fifth year in a row.