Policy adminstration

Cannon served as interim CEO for seven months after Angela Braly resigned in August 2012 under shareholder pressure.

The insurer will review internal and external candidates to replace Josue Robles and expects to name a successor by the end of this year.

Allstate, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, The Hartford and Travelers reported an aggregate combined ratio of 79 percent for full-year 2013, according to Fitch Ratings' latest report.

E-signature functionality expected to reduce not-in-good-order rates and increase speed to completing new business.

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Either way, insurers need to ensure that they offer professionals great places to work and learn.

Business value metrics are a critical for demonstrating the impact of IT spending and investments, Novarica says, and neglecting to use them can lead to inefficiencies and one-sided cost-benefit analyses.

Nearly two-thirds of carriers expect to increase staff during the next 12 months, and technology is the area that will see the most growth, according to a recent study.

Top three priorities for insurers include improving security/privacy, system simplification and standardizing infrastructure technologies, according to a survey by Kable.

Maurice "Hank" Greenberg's Starr Investment Holdings agreed to buy Multiplan Inc., which manages insurance claims on behalf of large insurers, from two private equity firms.

Ed Baird to retire after 25 years of service with the company; to be replaced with Charles Lowery, previously EVP and COO of Prudential's U.S.-based businesses.

PolicyCenter intended to improve ease of business and enhance operational efficiencies.

Net income was $1.98 billion, or $1.34 a share, compared with a loss of $3.96 billion a year earlier that was fueled by costs tied to Superstorm Sandy and the planned sale of a plane-leasing unit.

BillingCenter expected to improve flexibility, customer service and speed to market.

The reason excellent customer experience is hard for so many insurance companies? Legacy technology infrastructure.

The general manager of usage-based insurance says predictive models are the "secret sauce" that gives the company a competitive advantage in the space.

Conan Ward looks forward to building a "cutting-edge team who knows how to marry the products we’ll be selling with the risks of the future."

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The sales of life/annuity policy administration systems in North America will continue at a slow pace for the next few years, the research and advisory firm predicts.