Policy adminstration

Is the industry ready for informed straight-through processing?

New CIO survey reveals growing concern over who will be able to run back-end systems.

Why insurers are increasingly pressured to toss their hats into the policy admin ring.

John McElroy, previously professional lines president of Allied World U.S., takes the title of COO, overseeing operations, administration and IT.

The rising prices for base metals could wreak havoc not just on insurers, but on the nation’s critical infrastructure, reports the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

Worldwide reinsurance operations to be combined under single management team and unified brand, QBE Re.

The industry has more than 1,000 career opportunities and a direct economic impact of $6.7 billion per year in South Carolina alone, according to report.

Regulatory claims tops the list of liability issues, as more than two-thirds of companies in new study report inquiring on amount and scope of D&O coverage.

New report sees technology disruption as the best means of offsetting economic and environmental uncertainties.

The Association of Management Consulting Firms recognized Deloitte's work with AIG and Interbrand.

The deal, the latest in a series of cost-cutting initiatives under new HSBC CEO Stuart Gulliver, includes 10-year bancassurance agreements with AXA and QBE.

As the insured losses from storms continue to rise, insurers may need to spread their risk, have reissuance in place and readjust reinsurance for 2012.

New features in pricing software to enhance predictive modeling, accuracy.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will issue rules that would impose new limits on force-placed insurance products.

NexJ’s Integrated Agent Desktop unified the point-of-entry for 14 of the carrier’s external systems.

Banking and financial services will spend more on the cloud to meet customer needs, resulting in approximately 1.4 million cloud jobs by 2015, according to IDC.

The program administrators and managing general agents market is expected to grow in 2012, according to Guy Carpenter & Company survey of specialty program insurance providers.

The insurance industry is likely facing substantial costs again after the past week's storms.

After four years with the insurance brokerage firm, Vanessa Wittman accepts senior role with Google.

Most recent IPO will leave AIG with an approximate 19-percent stake in AIA.