Whether it will get you closer to your career goal or you just need a change, there are six factors to examine before deciding to make a cross-functional move.

IASA, one of the insurance industry's largest trade associations, formally announced today that Beth Mercier of Travelers Companies has been elected to serve as president of the association for the 2013-'14 fiscal year.

Being a leader means remaining calm during stressful times. But does it come naturally or do we need to learn and develop it?

During the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s (IICF) Women in Insurance Global Conference in New York, June 12-14, INN sat down with four leaders at Farmers Insurance to discuss its Women’s Leadership Network. To read about this, click here. At the event the four leaders also touched on mentorship and sponsorship.

Two years ago, a group of Farmers women set out to establish the insurer’s Women’s Leadership Network, which focuses on creating a culture that attracts, develops and retains talented women who contribute to the achievement of its business goals.

Ebix Latin America says its agreement enables a large number of Brazilian brokers to concentrate on selling insurance while outsourcing their IT needs to an exchange hub.

We can control ourselves, not our environment. We need to decide whether to stay and try to blaze a trail for change, or we can get out and find a more suitable environment.

It's no longer just about cutting costs. With the rise of big data, analytics, self-service and other new technologies, insurers increasingly are turning to outside help for experience and expertise.

A recent study shows few female film and television characters holding science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. With the media perpetuating gender stereotypes, how can we expect there to be a natural shift toward more women in leadership?

McDonnell, one of two female CEOs of a Fortune 1000 insurance company, will keynote at this year's Women in Insurance Leadership Forum.

INN also announces the launch of its Women in Insurance Leadership microsite and a new monthly program highlighting female leaders in the insurance industry.

Advancing women to the top may be a journey, but how to do so is no longer a mystery. New research points to four principles that can help just about any company.

The first step in resolving a problem is identifying the problem. Make sure you aren’t using any of the reasons listed above as excuses to avoid developing women.

Every month INN will talk to a leader about her leadership style, challenges she faces as a woman in insurance and how she overcomes them. Deadline to submit - July 10th

Sixty-seven percent of recently surveyed insurers are currently addressing core systems modernization, and 54 percent said finding a trusted partner with an integrated solution platform is important.

Board members should raise nine critical questions when discussing technology strategy with IT and business managers.

Insurance IT execs and service company leaders sound off on what drives companies to hire third parties and how to make the relationship work best.

Now in its eighth year, INN's Women in Insurance Leadership program has detailed the extraordinary efforts of more than 60 professionals whose leadership has set the standard for the application of technology in the insurance business.

SaaS implementation is designed to enable the rapid conversion of complex blocks and improved speed to market.

INN developed the ranking in partnership with Celent, an independent business research and advisory service with a specialization in insurance technology. Celent facilitated survey development, data collection and analysis. The result is an insightful set of rankings based on objective peer review.