Practice management

The Innovation Group plc released a new version of Insurer Analytics, which includes new functionality for policy analysis, insurance analytics, usability and extract/transform/load (ETL) process. The new version is designed to enable users to measure, monitor and manage and uncover insights and opportunities.

Many insurers currently don’t offer self-service Websites to support customers, but that will change by the end of 2013, according to the phase 1 results of iPipline’s “Surveying Customer Servicing in Life Insurance: Insights into carriers’ operational tasks, priorities and technologies.”

Nina, the new customer service virtual assistant from Nuance, is designed to understand what is said and who is saying it.

The property/casualty industry is facing a number of potentially transformational forces, including increasing competition, consumerization, the number of communications options for both agents and customers, social networking, and an evolving regulatory environment, according to Gartner’s “Hype Cycle for P&C Insurance, 2012.”

The new form of computing requires the same management and due diligence as any IT engagement, but insurers are finding areas in which to apply it.

Internal testing shows participants improve driving behavior over time.

Customer expectations are growing fast; social media can be the bridge from frustrated consumers to knowledgable representatives.

To successfully deliver e-signatures and e-delivery applications, insurers should begin by implementing them in a single process or product, according to a strategic analysis released by ACORD and developed by international law firm Locke Lord LLP.

New report examines coverage tools that P&C insurers offer and names the insurers that do it best.

Partnerships established with Allstate, Progressive and other carriers to offer side-by-side comparison of multiple auto insurance options.

Socialite will attempt to leverage the power of Salesforce.com's to bring social interaction throughout the sales cycle.

After auto claims satisfaction dipped in the first quarter, decreased out-of-pocket spending and shorter repair processes contribute to much stronger results in the second quarter.

Alfa2Go mobile application now enables customers with iPhone and Android smartphones to pay bills, file claims and access policy info.

With an eye on improved reliability, insurer turns to mobile security company Keynote DeviceAnywhere.

New tool designed to track the progress users make toward reaching retirement goals that users establish using the site.

AHNJ On the Go is designed to provide members with access to a provider finder, personal health records and a prescription drug pricing tool among other tools and information.

BillingCenter to handle both direct and agency billing for Penn National and will be deployed for all lines of business.

The new, redesigned version of its mobile application is designed to enable an additional access point for tablet users to connect with the insurer.

While the adoption of mobile standards is rising fast, it is critical for strategy and development teams to discount the hype, take a comprehensive view of where mobile apps are currently and chart a direction that recognizes that fast changes in the mobile market are inevitable, according to the “Mobile Strategies: State of Mobile Apps 2012” survey, from MGI Research.

Through the new portal, users can access risk management tools, from Liberty Mutual’s RISKTRAC risk information management system to the insurer’s online claims reporting tool