Practice management

Many health insurance executives predict that five years from now, health exchanges will be “nothing more than a high-risk pool,” and some say they will even be non-existent, according to a recent survey.

Platform designed to include support information, calculators and tools to help consumers learn about life insurance and selecting a policy.

Delivering easily accessible, multimedia resources that are broken into small packages is key to engaging and educating individuals, according to new research.

Americans are relying on technology to help with their personal finance needs, but most (60 percent) use it to simplify and automate financial tasks such as banking and bill payment, according to a recent survey conducted by Northwestern Mutual's financial literacy website, TheMint.org.

Less than a month after releasing a report that pointed out the soaring sales of cyber insurance, Marsh announced today that Matt McCabe, a former congressional advisor on cyber security, has joined Marsh’s growing Network Security and Privacy Practice as an SVP. In his new role, McCabe will be responsible for advising clients on emerging cyber security trends and issues and ways in which they can address their unique data and privacy needs.

With questionable claims numbers and fraud costs expected to grow through 2016, Aite Group outlines emerging techniques and technologies to stem the tide.

Interactive Intelligence Group Inc., a provider of unified IP business communications solutions, has launched a new cloud-based communications-as-a-service solution for small contact centers. The new product, CaaS Small Center, is designed for organizations with between 10 and 50 contact center agents.

A new book breaks down a tech-savvy approach for insurers looking to decipher the habits of online consumers.

Now available on Android, iOS and Kindle Fire devices, the insurer’s Pocket Agent is designed to simplify the claims process.

Agents, carriers and vendors come together to discuss the importance of equipping every team member with real-time technology.

In less than a minute, Celent Senior Analyst Mike Fitzgerald outlines how social media should fit into your business infrastructure.

Enhanced app is designed to enable direct access to member identification cards via smartphone.

FinSecure partnered with SBS to implement several customer service advancements in one fell swoop.

The phase where companies focus on accruing millions of followers and likes is ending; a focus on influence is what should replace it.

Customer self-service solution purchased in an attempt to provide a better consumer experience, cut operational costs.

Insurers looking to tap into Latin American markets may be surprised to find high levels of mobile usage.

New capabilities designed to increase functionality for acquiring bulk data from agents and adding new lines of business.

The 23rd annual Retirement Confidence Survey indicates that 28 percent of respondents—the highest level in the survey’s history—are not confident about being able to afford a comfortable retirement.

Contributing to the dramatic rise in popularity are automakers rolling out safety telematics globally, and partnerships between wireless carriers and insurers.

Policy Self-Service Portal is designed to give more control to customers while cutting insurers’ customer service expenses.