Policy adminstration

Between leadership, marketing and operational tactics, certain approaches and mindsets are needed to avoid the pitfalls of the post-recession market.

A series of solution providers announce enhancements designed to drive efficiencies.

Outsourcing solution designed to allow carriers to get into new markets quickly and cheaply.

StoneRiver releases LifeApply, Claims Stream at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum.

App designed to satisfy policyholder demand for 24/7 mobile self-services.

Insurance Networking News and Celent released INN’s sixth annual technology solution provider ranking for the insurance industry last night at an awards event held at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in Orlando.

Collaboration will progress with a proof of concept describing areas where ACORD data standards may map to XBRL insurance solvency and other business information taxonomies.

About 68 percent of European life insurers polled in a new survey have a positive outlook for their businesses in spite of ongoing market turbulence.

Company also releases actuarial calculation engine to reduce launch time for new products.

Association to roll out knowledge base and enhance social media capabilities on Website.

All three implementations will be deployed via private cloud.

The growth of countries such as China, Brazil and India will inevitably lead to more business being written, and that will need new capital to support it, and more insurers, according to Lloyd’s of London Chairman John Nelson. “The challenge we have is to grow the Lloyd’s footprint into the emerging growth countries,” he said in a statement on the company’s website. “There’s an opportunity for Lloyd’s and for the United States, in the high-growth economies. What I hope to see is a situation where brokers are extending their networks, picking up new business across the world and placing it at Lloyd’s.”

Using the platform, the insurer was able to add new features such as an urgent care finder and information access for non-members.

With Don Desiderato's exit, the research and advisory firm pulls Transamerica’s chief architect to fill the gap.

Insurer looks to Accenture Claim Components software to improve customer service and align with previous policy administration and billing purchases from Duck Creek.

EMC, Employers Holdings, Jackson National Life Insurance, Nationwide and Presidential Life Corporation release their first-quarter figures.

Advocacy group presents New York City as the new hotbed for tech startups and IT careers.

With upgrades, a specialty writer aims for improved speed-to-market and process consistency across lines of business.

Donald Layton exits AIG after being appointed CEO of Freddie Mac.

CIOs enter the spotlight as insurers look to navigate new market terrain controlled by consumer wants and needs.