SAS has been lauded for its OpRisk Management software since 2005.

Market showing signs of recovery; Prudential leads overall annuity sales for 2nd quarter in report issued by LIMRA.

Insurers plotting mobile strategies may want to keep an eye on developments as Oracle America claims Google infringed upon its Java-related intellectual property in developing Android.

PolicyIssuance is a Web-based solution and designed to enable general agents to issue policies.

More possible investors pull out of a bid for AIG's Asian insurance arm.

Despite the increase, the Council for Disability Awareness says there's little evidence the recession has broadly impacted the number of claims.

Gartner expects insurance IT spending to increase 2.1% from last year.

Three companies currently under scrutiny; feds say there are many more alleged offenders.

Compliance only seems to be stepping up, as governments require more information and accountability from enterprises.

U.K.-based gadget insurer shares some of the more bizarre claims it has received.

WCSI and Innovation Group worked together to map data from legacy systems, developed dashboards, MI and BI reporting, and Mountain West is buying in.

Toshiba drives offer auto-erasing of sensitive data on shutdown, but their limits have yet to be tested.

Insurer says company’s 11,500 U.S. agents in are key to market share.

A congressional panel says that had the U.S. worked with foreign governments, it could have borne fewer financial risks related to the insurer's rescue.

Containerized data centers may be a viable option for insurers that want to keep their servers in-house, while keeping their purse strings tight.

Service is based on DocuLex’s cloud/SaaS Web search program, and Goby Capture, an automated paper and electronic document capture system.

In letter to HHS, commissioners say they have requisite powers to implement law.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) announced its plans to create a new company called Horizon Healthcare Innovations (HHI). The new company is expected to be formally operational in September, but has already begun work as a division of Horizon BCBSNJ, notes the insurer. The new company’s mission is to energize the transformation of health care delivery to a better system marked by higher quality and more effective care, greater collaboration and efficiency, and increased affordability, notes Horizon.

Sales of insurance products jumped 9.6% year-over-year in the first quarter, report says.

Life Insurance Corp. of India is in talks with at least two banks to set up the service.