Accenture will develop, implement and manage a variety of applications to support the insurer’s Canadian operations.

Now merged, the new Focus Technologies will offer SaaS solutions designed to enable insurers to cost effectively operate at an advanced level.

German reinsurer firm selects Tata Communications to deploy and manage Telepresence Service in 16 countries across the world.

An increase in qualified actuarial resources, and a need to move actuaries into more strategic activities, will offer insurers opportunities that were previously unavailable.

INN announces the results of its fifth annual program recognizing the distinct and outstanding accomplishments and contributions of women in the insurance industry.

While it doesn’t make sense for insurers to hand over critical systems to third-parties, there are many other processes that can be handed over without worry.

Asian insurance CIOs tend to be very tech-aware, and are actively pursuing process automation.

Gartner lists best practices for re-evaluating software-as-a-service in your organization.

Risk management is only the first of many apps and functions that can be delivered via cloud-based services to insurers.

The economy still stinks, but the IASA Educational Conference and Business Show came up smelling like a rose.

XactSource is designed to furnish companies with an outsourcing tool while maintaining the oversight of an in-house IT organization.

Messaging and collaboration, and infrastructure have even the largest of carriers reaching for the cloud.

Exhibitors acknowledge improvements, but daunting challenges remain.

Consistent data a key benefit of SaaS for Ohio P&C carrier.

Carriers need to spend to optimize current business processes while simultaneously laying the foundation for future growth.

A surprising reprimand of national politicians and a less surprising disregard for the industry highlighted the conference’s first day.

INN’s 2010 Vanguards in Insurance Practices Awards represent true votes of confidence by insurers who rate the value provided by technology solution providers.

For the second consecutive month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports insurers reduced their ranks, and has seen a 3.2% loss in jobs over the past year.

Gartner finds organizations drawn to SaaS hype failed to recognize downstream problems.

Survey reveals that 74% of nation’s insurers are hiring.