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Kathy Burger
Editorial DirectorKatherine Burger is Editorial Director of Bank Systems & Technology and Insurance & Technology, members of UBM TechWeb's InformationWeek Financial Services. She assumed leadership of Bank Systems & Technology in 2003 and of Insurance & Technology in 1991. In addition to directing the editorial strategy of both brands, Kathy is charged with the creation and development of new products, editorial supplements, special publications and live and online events including BS&T's Executive Summit, I&T's Executive Summit, Webcasts, live custom events and executive roundtables. Kathy is a frequent speaker/moderator at financial services industry conferences, and also has presented at a number of technology company user group and sales force events, as well as numerous Webcasts sponsored by industry leaders. She is a graduate of Carleton College.

Articles by Kathy Burger

• Lincoln Financial Group Names New VP & Managing Director Of Portfolio Management Analytics
  May 21, 2013
  Credit risk management expert Paul Narayanan most recently headed Credit Risk Analytics at AIG Property Casualty.
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• Protective Life Deploys iPipeline's iGO Drop Ticket to Streamline Agent Sales Process
  May 15, 2013
  Rules-based short form is designed to simplify application process and facilitate sales.
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• Selective Announces Executive Promotions in Claims and IT
  May 13, 2013
  Among a roster of recent appointments and promotions announced by Selective Insurance were George Neale as SVP, Chief Claims Officer, and John Bresney as SVP, Application Delivery Services.
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• Selective Appoints New CIO
  May 09, 2013
  Gordon Gaudet, most recently director and co-lead of Deloitte Consulting's Insurance Core Systems Transformation practice, will have responsibility for all IT operations at the P&C insurer.
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• 6 Best Practices for Implementing Finance Software
  May 07, 2013
  UNIT4 Business Software offers guidelines for implementing finance accounting software to support growth.
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• Fads Versus Reality: What's the Best Way to Boost Workforce Productivity?
  April 26, 2013
  There's been much debate about the best way to encourage employee productivity. Insurance & Technology's IT Resource Management Guide offers insights into this challenge and other strategies for getting the most out of staff, budget and IT partners.
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• ACORD Names Chief Standards Officer
  April 23, 2013
  Former Zurich General Insurance executive Monique Hesseling joins the industry standards group as VP and chief standards officer, a new position.
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• A Better Business Case For Big Data
  March 22, 2013
  Many factors contribute to the continuing difficulty insurers have in making an effective business case for big data investments.
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• Big Data Not Yet A Best Practice In Insurance
  March 20, 2013
  Big data is a hot topic across the insurance industry, but many carriers are stymied by the challenges of making a business case for the types of systems and infrastructure investments required to support a big data strategy, says Martina Conlon, a principal in the insurance practice of Novarica.
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• Anticipating The Future Of Mobile In Insurance
  February 15, 2013
  A world of increased connectivity has rendered the humor of shows like ‘Seinfeld’ obsolete, and threatens to upend insurers as well.
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• New WellPoint CEO Has Been at Center of Healthcare Industry's Transformation
  February 12, 2013
  Joseph Swedish, a 40-year healthcare industry veteran, is charged with driving collaboration with providers to improve outcomes and reduce the costs of care.
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• NAIC Names New CEO
  January 22, 2013
  Former Senator Ben Nelson brings legislative, regulatory and executive experience to CEO role.
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• Insurers' Performance On Sandy Claims: Good News And Bad News
  January 18, 2013
  Insurers' claims systems appear to have been up to the challenge of handling Superstorm Sandy claims. The same can't always be said for the industry's leadership and communication, however.
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• 10 Realities of the Sandy Claims Process
  January 11, 2013
  Sorting through the rhetoric, recognition and razzing around the insurance industry’s efforts to resolve claims from Superstorm Sandy.
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• Lincoln Financial Group Chooses Insurance Technologies' E-application Business Fulfillment Platform
  January 08, 2013
  Implementation of FireLight solution will provide distributors with a mobile platform that takes them "from illustration to application."
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• U.S. Accounted for 90% of Insured Natural Catastrophe Losses in 2012: Munich Re
  January 04, 2013
  According to the insurer's 2012 Natural Catastrophe Year in Review report, Superstorm Sandy and the summer's drought caused record losses in the U.S., although globally losses were lower than in 2011.
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• Insurance & Technology’s Top 10 Stories of 2012
  December 27, 2012
  Mobility and consumerization initiatives were popular themes in I&T’s most-read stories this year. But technologists also flocked to stories about the workplace, including communication tips, innovation examples and salary outlook.
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• The Downside Of Enterprise Risk Management
  December 19, 2012
  As insurers get closer to managing risk across the enterprise, they could face some unexpected legal challenges.
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• Seen & Heard at I&T’s 2012 Executive Summit
  November 30, 2012
  Hot topics at Insurance & Technology’s recent Executive Summit in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., included the need to align insurance marketing and IT functions, how to overcome barriers to customer engagement, and an assessment of the insurance industry’s initial response to Superstorm Sandy (which occurred less than one week before the Executive Summit). Along with the discussion was high-level networking and I&T’s annual Elite 8 Awards Ceremony. Participants in this year’s event included CIOs and other senior insurance IT and line-of-business executives, as well as sponsor companies HCL, Insurity, Polaris, Tata Consultancy Services, Thunderhead.com EMC, FAST, GMC Software Technology, iGate, Mphasis, Oracle Insurance, PwC, Syntel, CSC, eGain, Fujitsu/Salesforce.com, Guidewire, Kony, NIIT Technologies, State Street Global Services and Zengine.
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• Do Insurers Understand The Cloud's Real Value?
  November 14, 2012
  Cost savings may be the primary driver for insurers to adopt the cloud and virtualization, but the cloud's real potential is as a means of innovation and competitive advantage.
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• Bring It On: With Eye on the Future, AIG Returns Core Insurance Operations to AIG Brand
  November 12, 2012
  With eye on the future, AIG returns core insurance operations to AIG brand; "AIG as a global insurance brand is back," declares president and CEO Robert Benmosche, in explaining new branding and "brand promise" strategy.
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• Impact of 2012 Election on Insurance: More of the Same?
  November 09, 2012
  Regardless of the implications for the insurance industry of the reelection of Barack Obama as U.S. president, insurers are still facing an increasingly complex and tech-driven competitive environment.
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• Crum & Forster Sees New Policy Admin System as Key to Growth
  November 09, 2012
  Crum & Forster to deploy Accenture Duck Creek P&C software to help streamline processes, better serve customers and drive growth.
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• Allstate Won't Apply Hurricane Deductibles for Sandy Victims
  November 06, 2012
  Allstate and Allstate New Jersey say tropical cyclone and hurricane deductibles on property policies will not be applied for Northeast and several Mid-Atlantic states affected by last week's superstorm.
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• Sandy's Aftermath: Dispatches from Hoboken, New Jersey
  November 05, 2012
  Sandy's Aftermath: ispatches from Hoboken, New Jersey; reflections on community, loss, and the possible role of the insurance and banking industries.
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