Policy adminstration

Research and advisory firm hires senior analyst to serve Latin American insurance interests.

A sea change at the corporate level could be underway as two CEOs sign off and one signs on.

IT hiring improves, but not enough to consider a recovery as overall compensation for IT professionals remained stagnant since January 2008, notes Janco.

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America named Jeff Palm as the new SVP and CIO. In his new role, Palm will be responsible for leading the Allianz Life IT organization and will report to Walter White, SVP and chief administrative officer.

According to the company, its presence in the workers' compensation industry predicated upon developing relationships with insureds and management service strategies.

If there was ever a time to work extra at improving the industry's image, an unfortunate, natural disaster-prone 2011 may be it.

A new study from Liberty Mutual and Students Against Destructive Decisions reveals that distractions behind the wheel, especially texting while driving, for teens are only increasing.

Capabilities are being scared off by security concerns as life insurers continue to stall in the decision-making process, according to study.

Insurer promotes David Zona, Kathleen Zortman to leadership positions.

A survey of 90 insurers found customer service experience and product design contribute the highest amount of potential value to creative disruption.

As part of an enterprise initiative to provide new insights into the company’s global business, XL will leverage the vendor’s NexGen Business Intelligence features and consulting services.

Software patent litigation dating back to 2009 is resolved, the companies report.

New study results demonstrate the need for increased customer-centric communication across all channels in order to develop higher levels of trust.

Insurance CIOs, CTOs and IT VPs emphasize security/privacy, cloud and social media in recent survey.

Gartner analysts said IT leaders must keep it simple, destroy perfectionism and embrace calculated risk.

From the CIO Insurance Summit: CIOs must weigh the practical concerns of serving the current business climate against the need to incorporate new technologies.

Guidelines asking for disclosure of cyber-attacks aren’t backed by regulation or mandate, so why should an insurer willingly shoot itself in the foot?

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office follows Dodd-Frank mandate to gather feedback on how to modernize and improve the country’s insurance regulatory system.

INN reports from the CIO Insurance Summit: As technology advances and consumer expectations shift, insurance CIOs need to architect for a free flow of information.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts Associated Health Maintenance Organization and Capital Health Plan top National Committee for Quality Assurance's ranking of the highest-rated plans in the nation.