Policy adminstration

Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf earn highest safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

However, the index remains in negative territory, as rising fuel costs have concerned many Americans, Bloomberg says.

Business intelligence spending slated to increase in 2011; demand is up, resources are down, according to study.

Oracle is throwing some cold water on the NFC hype; says tech’s performance too slow to be workable as an instant enabler of contact-less payments.

New report forecasts firming of pricing in property/casualty commercial lines by 2012.

A Deloitte study suggests leveraging analytics and investing in technology as two of the ways to enhance claims management for P&C insurers.

Life insurers may benefit from this trend if they provide products that meet consumers' demands, according to a Northwestern Mutual Life study.

Despite the highly publicized breach, Alliance Data's Q1 net income surged 85% to $86.4 million, from a year earlier.

Gartner study identified cloud computing as the top strategic technology investment for CIOs.

Markel Direct to offer clients new product innovation, increase share of the business insurance market.

Columbian Financial Group (CFG) has expanded on its deployment of the ALIS Policy Administration System, created by FIS Software Inc., a provider of enterprise-level, end-to-end policy administration systems for life, annuity, pension and health products.

Insurance Technologies LLC, a provider of sales automation solutions for the financial services industry, has released Version 2.0 of VisibleChoice, its multi-carrier annuity sales and research solution with a new look, enhanced features and added capabilities.

Insurance enterprise solution includes software, services, hosting and maintenance.

Marsh announces three new executive appointments, and a new insurance coverage for executives facing expanded liability under Dodd-Frank.

An Innovation in Insurance survey confirms that carriers value the input and advice of analysts, but don’t always trust its objectivity.

A John Hancock study finds that while LTC costs are rising, they're not escalating as quickly as other goods and services.

Widespread deployment of virtualized servers is laying a strong foundation for the adoption of cloud computing, says IDC report.

The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) elected Christopher Taft, president and CEO of Preferred Mutual Ins. Co., New Berlin, N.Y., as its chairman.

A new report offers cause to celebrate the industry’s move beyond the recession; yet pricing hurdles may remain.

Good governance is the key to keeping MDM initiatives on track at Protective Life.