Insurers that do not innovate will not realize success until they fully recognize, embrace and apply innovation to a “customer is king” approach.

Dr. Akshay Gupta will be responsible for managing and developing the Catastrophe Risk Engineering practice.

Red Herring and Deloitte recognize Camilion in their annual rankings.

Seeking $2.5 billion, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. references impairments on its investment portfolio, with approximately 75% related to investments in the financial services sector.

Insurance industry voices its displeasure at Schwarzenegger’s veto.

The move to establish an optional federal charter for insurers should proceed, author says.

Chosen for her depth of carrier-specific insurance enterprise IT experience, Karlyn Carnahan, CPCU, reflects the industry’s latest analyst traffic.

Washington - The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a revised $700 billion bailout plan for the financial markets Friday, just four days after rejecting the original version and clearing the way for President Bush to sign the historic package.

The embattled insurer will peddle its life and property/casualty businesses in an effort to repay its $85 billion government loan, and plans to refashion itself into a global property/casualty insurer.

Having called for the impending doom of another major insurance company, MetLife and The Hartford both release assurances of safety.

Butler Group says that in order to improve competitiveness, organizations must urgently address the growing dislocation between the business requirements and IT deliverables.

A new Celent report says countless variations of administrative forms can exact a heavy cost on insurers’ bottom lines.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in pressing for passage of a $700 billion financial system rescue plan, said yesterday that a "major" insurance company was about to go bankrupt if financial markets weren't calmed.

The insurer is rumored to be considering selling more than 15 businesses, including International Lease Finance Corp., a stake in a large U.S. reinsurer and billions of dollars in properties.

According to Sun’s Scott McNealy, Java and open source will force the insurance industry to abandon legacy systems and step into the future.

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EFM software alongside CRM tools enhances the process of soliciting,

While advanced computing and technology is typically a blessing, with more avenues for exploitation, it also can be a curse for IT security.

Bilked for billions of dollars annually and facing tough economic times, insurers are reaping benefits by outsourcing fraud mitigation.