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  • Infrastructure
    • Top Story

      Tech Must Play Critical Role in Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Debut
      Start up ventures without legacy burdens enjoy a great opportunity for a forward-looking management team to really embed analytics and digital communications into their strategy, but others can leverage technology for specialty success, suggests Martina Conlon, Novarica.
    • Architecture/Infrastructure News

      • Bring Your Own Service: The Next Wave in Collaboration?
      • A Comeback for Native Mobile Apps in Insurance?
      • Insurance CIOs Are Reshaping Their IT Organizations to Fit the Times
      More Architecture/Infrastructure News
    • Quick Links

      • Application Performance: A New Competitive Advantage in Insurance
      • 4 Things Insurers Really Want from Mobile
      • 3 Reasons Insurance Carriers Should Bet on Mobile Technology
      • Managing Marketing's IT Spend
  • Policy Administration
    • Top Story

      4 Key Benefits of SaaS Automated Systems for Life Insurers
      The potential benefits of automated systems for new business and underwriting – in terms of speed, accuracy, cost reduction and improved service – make for a compelling value proposition.
    • Policy Administration News

      • Most Insurers Seek Integrated Core Platform: SAP Survey
      • The Philadelphia Contributorship Chooses ISCS SurePower Innovation Suite
      • FirstBest Integrates Verisk Data with Underwriting Suite
      More Policy Administration News
    • Quick Links

      • Underwriting Technology Matures: The Birth and Rise
      • What Commercial Insurers Can Learn from Manufacturers
      • Insurance CIOs Should Turn Conventional Transformational Wisdom on its Head
      • After a Decade of M&A, CFG Emerges Unified on Sapiens ALIS Policy Administration System
  • Claims
    • Top Story

      Gartner: Personal Loss Control Could Reduce Losses 20% by 2015
      What a new Gartner report terms "active loss prevention" could usher in a new era of insurer/policyholder cooperation in the prevention of loss of property and person — potentially reshaping consumers' perception of the value of the insurance industry.
    • Claims News

      • Most Insurers Seek Integrated Core Platform: SAP Survey
      • National Western Life Replaces Existing eApp With StoneRiver LifeApply
      • MEDfx Gets Michigan Designation as SSA Disability eClaims Tech Provider
      More Claims News
    • Quick Links

      • Application Performance: A New Competitive Advantage in Insurance
      • 10 Top Tweets from #IASA2013
      • IASA Trend Watch: Mobile
      • Insurer Says Blue Cod Solution Stood Test of Super Storm Sandy
  • Management Strategies
    • Top Story

      Northwestern Mutual’s Enterprise Venture Fund Drives New Tech Adoption
      The Milwaukee, Wisc.-based life insurer has taken the risk out of leading-edge technology exploration by creating a dedicated fund and project team.
    • Management Strategies News

      • Farmers Taps Yahoo Vet to Lead Digital Strategy
      • Travelers Acquires Dominion of Canada
      • Aegon Appoints Americas Exec Global CTO
      More Management Strategies News
    • Quick Links

      • IASA Trend Watch: Mobile
      • Jackson National Life's Rapid Growth Drives Facilities, IT Expansion
      • 5 Market Forces Driving Change in Insurance Carriers' Strategy — Deloitte
      • AXA's New Life HQ Places Premium on Innovation
  • Risk Management
    • Top Story

      Video: Sentry Takes Risk Management Portal Mobile
      The mobile version of Sentry Insight is meant to give commercial lines customers greater access to their claims information.
    • Risk Management News

      • Vertafore Commits to Single Sign-On
      • MagMutual Names New Risk Management VP
      • Hartford Steam Boiler Partners on Blackout Risk Tech
      More Risk Management News
    • Quick Links

      • Technology and History Accelerate Insurers' Risk Management Evolution
      • Big Data Boosts Enterprise Risk Management
      • Badass Diamond Heist Boosts Case for Loss Control Tech
      • Making ERM Part of an Insurer's Culture Requires People, Not Just Technology
  • Regulation
    • Top Story

      FIO and NYDFS: A Tale of Two Reports
      New York Insurance Commissioner Ben Lawsky's criticism of captive reinsurance deals appears sensationalist in light of the yesterday's FIO report and industry-side statements.
    • Regulation News

      • MEDfx Gets Michigan Designation as SSA Disability eClaims Tech Provider
      • Insurers Still Waiting for Regulatory Modernization Report
      • SAP's Camilion Buy Fuels New Compliance-Focused Launch
      More Regulation News
    • Quick Links

      • 4 Key Issues from the Long-Delayed FIO Report
      • 5 Market Forces Driving Change in Insurance Carriers' Strategy — Deloitte
      • After a Decade of M&A, CFG Emerges Unified on Sapiens ALIS Policy Administration System
      • 4 Health Insurance Reform Concerns Technology Can Address
  • Distribution
    • Top Story

      Gartner: Personal Loss Control Could Reduce Losses 20% by 2015
      What a new Gartner report terms "active loss prevention" could usher in a new era of insurer/policyholder cooperation in the prevention of loss of property and person — potentially reshaping consumers' perception of the value of the insurance industry.
    • Distribution News

      • National Western Life Replaces Existing eApp With StoneRiver LifeApply
      • Lincoln Financial Distributors' Tech Strategy: Be Producer-Centric
      • Sentinel Security Life Adopts iPipeline iGO App-based Solution
      More Distribution News
    • Quick Links

      • 3 Technologies Changing P&C Insurance Distribution
      • Tech-Enabled Closers Pursue Golden Leads in Insurance Sales
      • Life Insurers Deliver Agent Ease Of Use With E-Signatures, E-Apps And Automated Underwriting
      • CUNA Mutual Group Triples Annuity Sales With Gamified Sales Platform
  • Customer Insight
    • Top Story

      10 Top Tweets from #IASA2013
      Twitter activity around the IASA Educational Conference and Business Show increased this year with the promise of an iPad Mini to one prolific Tweeter. Here's some of the highlights.
    • Customer Insight News

      • Three Insurers Take The Plunge Into Telehealth
      • IPartners Signs South African Insurer
      • 4 Reasons to Invest in Direct Commercial Insurance Sales Platforms
      More Customer Insight News
    • Quick Links

      • Big Data's Consumerization Angle
      • More Analytics of Ingenie Telematics Data on the Horizon
      • Is Big Data Insurers' Savior — Or Destroyer?
      • 5 Agenda Items for the 2013 IASA Annual Conference
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    Nathan Golia
    Associate editor, Insurance & Technology

    Articles by Nathan Golia


    • Most Insurers Seek Integrated Core Platform: SAP Survey
      June 18, 2013
      A survey of 203 insurance executives at the IASA conference this month provides a look into core replacement strategies.
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    • Farmers Taps Yahoo Vet to Lead Digital Strategy
      June 18, 2013
      Patrizio Spagnoletto last served as VP of global marketing services for the Internet company.
      Post a Comment
    • Three Insurers Take The Plunge Into Telehealth
      June 14, 2013
      Two Blue plans are piloting American Well online and mobile health services, while Humana Cares selects a new provider for a congestive heart failure initiative.
      Post a Comment
    • Lincoln Financial Distributors' Tech Strategy: Be Producer-Centric
      June 13, 2013
      The insurer says it is dedicated to making producers' jobs easier and less paper-intensive by developing proprietary digital tools.
      Post a Comment
    • Insurers Still Waiting for Regulatory Modernization Report
      June 13, 2013
      Yesterday's release of an informational report by the Federal Insurance Office was a nice start, but for people in the insurance industry, only increases the hunger for the main event.
      Post a Comment
    • What Kinds of Regulatory Compliance Tech are on Insurers' Agenda?
      June 12, 2013
      Insurance companies are investing in technology to help them manage compliance -- but not all solutions are created equal.
      Post a Comment
    • 4 Key Issues from the Long-Delayed FIO Report
      June 12, 2013
      The Federal Insurance Office's first annual report on the U.S. insurance industry, mandated by the Dodd-Frank law, came out -- more than a year late -- today. Here's a quick, early look at what the body is following.
      Post a Comment
    • 4 Reasons to Invest in Direct Commercial Insurance Sales Platforms
      June 11, 2013
      Deloitte's recent "Voice of the Small-Business Insurance Consumer" survey finds the market quite ready for direct online sales.
      Post a Comment
    • 3 Technologies Changing P&C Insurance Distribution
      June 10, 2013
      The P&C industry is incredibly competitive, with companies big and small fighting for market share. Here are some of the technologies they're using to help differentiate their sales processes.
      Post a Comment
    • 10 Top Tweets from #IASA2013
      June 07, 2013
      Twitter activity around the IASA Educational Conference and Business Show increased this year with the promise of an iPad Mini to one prolific Tweeter. Here's some of the highlights.
      Post a Comment
    • More Analytics of Ingenie Telematics Data on the Horizon
      June 05, 2013
      The U.K. company, which offers telematics-only insurance to young drivers, is working with SAS to do more analysis on its driving data.
      Post a Comment
    • IASA Trend Watch: Mobile
      June 04, 2013
      Product launches reveal that insurers are demanding mobility solutions above all else from the vendor community.
      Post a Comment
    • Exigen Services, Baseline Telematics Partner
      June 03, 2013
      The goal is for Exigen to help Baseline ease into new markets and gain new clients for its turnkey telematics-powered usage-based insurance program.
      Post a Comment
    • Vertafore Commits to Single Sign-On
      June 03, 2013
      The company says its new capability is related to its work with ID Federation.
      Post a Comment
    • SAP's Camilion Buy Fuels New Compliance-Focused Launch
      June 03, 2013
      A relaunched circular management system aims to help insurers streamline regulatory compliance.
      Post a Comment
    • Tweets of the Week: Telematics and Driverless Cars
      May 31, 2013
      What once was a niche topic within certain insurance companies has blossomed to a growing industry, and everyone's got an opinion.
      Post a Comment
    • MagMutual Names New Risk Management VP
      May 31, 2013
      Laura Martinez takes over the position.
      Post a Comment
    • With Up to 20 Named Storms Predicted, Millions at Storm Surge Risk
      May 31, 2013
      The NOAA predicts 13 to 20 named storms this hurricane season, while CoreLogic estimates $1.1 trillion in property at risk from storm surge.
      Post a Comment
    • Hartford Steam Boiler Partners on Blackout Risk Tech
      May 30, 2013
      The Munich Re unit has partnered with Atmospheric and Environmental Research to develop a technology that insurers and clients can use to assess blackout risk.
      Post a Comment
    • 4 Things Insurers Really Want from MobileSlideshow Article
      May 30, 2013
      FirstBest surveyed insurers to discover exactly what insurance company employees want in enterprise mobile capabilities.
      Post a Comment
    • Report: Only 7% of Policyholders Interact with Insurers on Social Media
      May 29, 2013
      A survey of 2,000 insureds by Phoenix Marketing found that within that percentage, Facebook was the most popular social network for insured/insurer interaction.
      Post a Comment
    • N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Inquires on Insurers' Cyber Security
      May 29, 2013
      The New York governor has sent letters to 31 insurance companies asking for information on their information security practices.
      Post a Comment
    • Is E-Commerce Right for Insurance?
      May 28, 2013
      The normalization of e-commerce has led insurers to invest heavily in it. But will the product ever be right for the channel?
      Post a Comment
    • Lincoln Financial Plans Big Policyholder Analytics Initiative
      May 28, 2013
      The carrier will work with Towers Watson and Oliver Wyman to study the behavior of its variable annuity customers.
      Post a Comment
    • Bulletin: Late May Tornadoes Could Hit $5 Billion in Insured Losses
      May 24, 2013
      The deadly twister in Moore, Okla., accounts for a majority of the loss potential, according to EQECAT.
      Post a Comment

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