Policy adminstration

Those pinning their hopes of information technology to solve the health care crisis may be disappointed.

With the financial crisis fresh in their minds and new regulatory hurdles on the horizon, insurers are looking to get more out of their GRC solutions.

Data analytics can help insurance managers control growth, costs and risks throughout the enterprise.

ARNOLD FISHER INSURANCE PICKS SAAS PORTAL SOLUTION

A new survey sees C-level insurance salaries dropping.

IT needs to take responsibility for creating a successful IT/business relationship; find out how.

Carriers need to consider everything from bad data to "black swans" when assessing their CAT models.

DOCULEX UPGRADES IMAGING AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT

Rather than allowing others to define them as villains in the health care debate, health insurers need to be assertive in highlighting their value consumers.

Carriers are wooing agents by launching real-time processes and pushing for greater use of standards.

The use of predictive modeling is helping underwriters solve the pricing puzzle in the highly regulated, multi-dimensional workers' compensation environment.

Carriers need to maintain an investment strategy to be ready for business when the recession ends.

STONERIVER ADDS CAPABILITIES TO WORKERS' COMP SOLUTION

For the fourth year in a row, INN is proud to recognize female leaders paving the way for others in the insurance industry.

Also receiving recognition this year are four leaders who have successfully driven significant project and/or process improvements within their companies.

Innovation! What does it really mean to be innovative for an insurer? Does innovation deal mainly with insurance products or does it concern also processes? Are there external elements or factors that contribute to facilitate innovation? According to me, innovation relates to both products and processes:

CIGNA, FM Global and Tower Hill Companies are some of the insurers seeing recent ratings action from A.M. Best and Fitch.

WANTED Technologies forecasts a loss of 8,000 jobs in finance and insurance—much better than U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July report of 12,900.

A changing IT workforce continues to be a concern for the insurance industry. Could talent management software help insurers in their quest for tech-savvy IT workers?

Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies (BHHC), a group of six regional insurance carriers that are part of the Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group, launched the second phase of its implementation of a policy administration solution from Duck Creek Technologies Inc., Bolivar, Mo. Phase I allowed BHHC to issue policies directly through the Duck Creek's system for workers' compensation business for more than 30 states. Phase II, which is currently underway, will allow BHHC to issue an array of commercial insurance line products including automobile, property, and general liability.