Policy adminstration

Year-over-year growth for Software-as-a-Service is forecast at five times that of the total application market.

Critical to 75% of personal lines P&C carriers, predictive modeling is also becoming a popular pricing tool with commercial lines insurers.

The European Parliament and Council have reached agreement on new solvency rules for insurance companies.

Blue Cross Blue Shield confirms that its laptop containing personal information on healthcare professionals was stolen in Chicago area in August.

While the government continues to fumble with determining its oversight plan, insurers struggle with their own compliance efforts.

Critics contend the failure of Gramm-Leach-Bliley is that it failed to produce a coherent regulatory mechanism that was up to the new powers it created.

An expanded sales force will be expected to sell the company's MainStay mutual funds to advisers, brokers, plan sponsors and consultants.

A.M. Best, Fitch Ratings and S&P react to Berkshire Hathaway’s acquisition announcement, and announce changes to 14 other insurers’ ratings.

iPipeline, a provider of on-demand software designed to support marketing, selling and processing solutions for insurers, distributors and producers, acquired Utah-based agency management system provider, AgencyWorks.

Access and authority can be tricky and risky, but someone—or some thing—has to be in charge. Is automation an option?

Vendor offers up to 300 consulting hours for insurance companies through HP Exstream Competitive Switch Program

Designed for financial advisors, the app will also be made available in a “business-to-consumer” version.

Lawmaker proposes granting government authority to preemptively restructure firms that pose systemic risk.

While much progress has been made, the insurance industry still struggles with standardization.

Insurers with thrifts wait for next week when Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd finally unveils his regulatory reform bill.

In the past five years, BB&T Insurance developed a network of agencies in both the Orlando and Tampa-St. Petersburg areas.

The Blues plan, Hawaii Medical Service Association, administers a $50 million program to help physicians and hospitals implement information technology.

New Celent research examines what's hot and what's not for insurers and their IT investments.

Research from Forrester finds that while U.S. auto insurance customers often utilize the Web to shop, they still prefer to purchase through agents or the call center.

The alignment of IBM’s IAA data model with the ACORD Framework is designed to provide insurers with accelerated capabilities to implement ACORD standards and SOA.