UHC says it is partnering with three telemedicine companies – Doctor On Demand, Optum’s NowClinic and American Well – to cover visits with a doctor via video technology, just as it would for in-person visits.

With cloud adoption among insurers at a "tipping point" according to industry observers, we asked carrier technology leaders what the key drivers for cloud investment are at their companies.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services hasn’t yet put out final figures on the risk corridor program, S&P said.

The value an insurer can achieve from the powerful combination of a modern policy system and a complete suite of advanced underwriting solutions will far outweigh any effort involved.

Insurance is about risk sharing, so what better model to bring in technology and make that risk sharing as efficient and effective as possible?

The P&C insurer will implement ProcessOne for payments and ContactOne for automated calling and messaging.

The selection is a sign that more large insurers are exploring vendor-provided suites for core systems.

So many systems we view look like they screens were designed by a programmer and, worse, could only be used by a programmer.

Because insurance regulation rests primarily with states, the federal government can’t commit to fully implement international agreements on insurance regulation.

Policyholders can now use their iOS devices in addition to their FitBits to track wellness goals and receive discounts on life insurance premium.

Security, cloud and infrastructure top the list, according to Janco Associates, and recent cyber attacks and data breaches demonstrate the need for continuous reviewed and revision.

Insurer intends to improve internal and external users’ experience with a cloud based implementation, Sapiens said.

Less than 1 percent of the losses are covered by insurance, according to Kinetic’s initial data from the main quake. The estimates exclude costs for immediate needs such as food.

Top 25 insurers ranked; J.D. Power study finds more people are shopping rates, but fewer are switching carriers.

The Internet of Things has it’s teething problems.

Workers comp insurer intends to automate processes and enhance its capabilities for agent and customer service.

New platform, scheduled for fall release, is intended to reveal abnormal network behavior and help thwart attacks, company says.

While many aging, generally mainframe-based systems, remain capable of supporting basic policy processing and accounting functions, the costs associated with enhancing them are becoming increasingly problematic.

There are those who believe that favoring one channel or mode over another will lead to even more silos and dysfunction than we already have in many organizations.

Industry groups sought legal protections that would encourage information sharing to help prevent increasingly damaging cyber-attacks.