Insurers still harbor trepidations over technology, new Novarica report finds.

Dutch Insurer Aegon NV, confirmed reports that as part of an ongoing restructuring, it will cut approximately 5% of its workforce , or approximately 400-500 jobs in the U.S. over the coming two years. The action will result in $70 million annual cost-savings.

iter8 products used to develop connected agent portal for Providence Mutual.

Insurance Scorecard to unify legacy and new data, enabling robust reporting and analysis.

An online program can offer a return on investment and enhance a patient’s ability to self manage chronic health conditions.

Data quality scoring capabilities have been added to improve TruExposure’s catastrophe risk assessment abilities.

If it costs more to process medical records, someone will have to pay those costs--but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Not quite “in the money,” AIG inches closer to its ultimate goal of repaying government assistance.

Moody’s and S&P assigns ratings to AIG’s debts; S&P revises its outlook on Principal Life; and A.M. Best affirms Aviva USA and revises ratings for Aviva plc.

NHTSA results reveal an increase in the level of drug use among fatally injured drivers.

Insurers may want to keep an eye on how their banker brethren are utilizing tablets.

Aite Group report examines how financial services firms can utilize the growing channel.

In-memory analytics is blazing fast, but carriers also need to amplify human insight to realize the technology's potential.

With the health of investment portfolios an ever present concern, insurers should consider the tools they use to gauge financial health.

In an era of shifting demographics, economic unease and regulatory transformation, life insurers confront new risks.

Beneath the buzz, insurers need to realize that a valuable technology opportunity exists.

As we look forward to a new year, the broad technology shifts bound to impact the insurance industry are already taking shape.

Everything—from better visualization to more precise tools to open source offerings—will impact the way insurers use analytics in 2011.

The role of the agent is taking center stage as carriers focus anew on organic growth.

For insurers considering social media as a go-to-market strategy, the future is wide open.