Policy adminstration

The project delivers an upgrade from Windows XP to the Windows 7 operating system for more than 11,000 desktops.

The partnership will establish an offshore Center of Excellence in Bangalore.

Report says coverage is available and affordable, though the market is tightening due to uncertainty over reauthorization; insurance industry groups response mostly favorable.

Southern Trust seeks to modernize its technology system and says the applications can be used and adapted by business users without a deep technical background.

P&C insurers face profitability pressures that rate hikes alone likely will not relieve.

Karlyn Carnahan brings more than 20 years of leadership experience to her new role.

Desjardins General Insurance Group and Blue Phoenix suggest following these steps to bring legacy replacement projects in both on time and on budget.

The primary focus for the Insurance Industry is profitable growth, responding to regulatory changes, and balancing the many challenges of working through uncertainty in the economy. In this videocast, J.P. James, Jr. of Oracle discusses key trends in the insurance industry including modern technologies and solutions to help insurers grow their business and tackle the many unknowns they face over the long term.

Cloud vendors aren’t being challenged enough at the start of engagements.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods leaves ratings unchanged due to the generally stable operating environment, but analysts are adjusting earnings-per-share estimates because of winter weather and a flatter yield curve.

Insurer consolidates back-end systems and upgrades its agent portal in an effort to be easier to do business with.

From the portal rollout chaos to confusion and politicking, insurance CIOs can draw some important lessons from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ tenure.

Partnership will develop AXA’s digital, social and mobile footprint in France.

Insurance claims processing is still categorized by some insurers as “if it’s not broken don’t fix it.” Some have taken steps to make incremental changes to their existing claims processes and systems by applying Lean process methods, and introducing data mining and predictive analytics. Although for the most part the results have been positive, these small enhancements led to small benefits.

Top trends include core and legacy system transformation, data mastery, and analytics and digitization, Celent says.

Health care CIOs, consultants and attorneys comment on the tenure of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who soon will resign after serving the nation for five years.

Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. health secretary who steered the troubled rollout of President Barack Obama's signature health care law, will resign just as the program topped its first-year enrollment goal, according to two people familiar with the decision.

Today’s leading P&C carriers deal with huge numbers of policies, online transactions and batch transactions – and the volume is always growing. That means a legacy policy administration system that works today might not be adequate tomorrow. High-performance, scalable policy admin solutions are no longer “nice to have.” They’re absolutely essential – for every P&C carrier, everywhere.

The regul8 statistical reporting product will integrate with core Zurich transactional systems, including PMS, ZIP and Guidewire Claims Center.

Insurer CIOs can work with the business to create a model that can both deliver results and be sustainable within a specific company.