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  • Infrastructure
    • Top Story

      3 Reasons Insurance Carriers Should Bet on Mobile Technology
      In order to remain profitable, productive and competitive, insurers have seen the need to develop mobile capabilities to meet rapidly changing customer expectations.
    • Architecture/Infrastructure News

      • A Comeback for Native Mobile Apps in Insurance?
      • Insurance CIOs Are Reshaping Their IT Organizations to Fit the Times
      • Fireman's Fund's Three D's: Demand, Design, Delivery
      More Architecture/Infrastructure News
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      • Managing Marketing's IT Spend
      • What Big Data Means For Infrastructure Costs
      • What Was Insurance Tech Like Before the PC?
      • 5 Issues For Insurers Migrating to Hosted Private Cloud
  • 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

      • Capital Insurance Goes Native for Mobile Experience
      • Guidewire-Millbrook Deal Signals Value of Data for Differentiation
      • Motorists Replaces Legacy Reinsurance System With Effisoft's WebXL
      More Policy Administration News
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      • 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

      3 Reasons Insurance Carriers Should Bet on Mobile Technology
      In order to remain profitable, productive and competitive, insurers have seen the need to develop mobile capabilities to meet rapidly changing customer expectations.
    • Claims News

      • Moore Tornado May Spur CAT Reserving Regulatory Reform
      • Bulletin: Late May Tornadoes Could Hit $5 Billion in Insured Losses
      • Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Most Deadly Since Joplin, Missouri 2011
      More Claims News
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      • Big Data for Fraud Detection
      • Another Case for Native Apps
      • What Commercial Insurers Can Learn from Manufacturers
      • Video: Sentry Takes Risk Management Portal Mobile
  • Management Strategies
    • Top Story

      Jackson National Life's Rapid Growth Drives Facilities, IT Expansion
      As part of his effort to accommodate an IT organization under increasing demand, CIO Mark Clark envisions the creation of an innovation-friendly workspace to foster collaborative work.
    • Management Strategies News

      • Aegon Appoints Americas Exec Global CTO
      • Aflac Announces Management Changes
      • Deloitte Appoints New Insurance Head
      More Management Strategies News
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      • 5 Market Forces Driving Change in Insurance Carriers' Strategy — Deloitte
      • AXA's New Life HQ Places Premium on Innovation
      • Insurance IT Pros Satisfied Despite Flat Salaries
      • A CIO’s First 100 Days: Seven Steps to Success
  • 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

      • Lincoln Financial Group Names New VP & Managing Director Of Portfolio Management Analytics
      • Aetna Names J.P. Morgan Vet New CISO
      • RMS Debuts the RMS (one) Real-Time Exposure and Risk Management Environment
      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

      5 Market Forces Driving Change in Insurance Carriers' Strategy — Deloitte
      Gary Shaw, Deloitte's new insurance industry lead, talks about major market forces that the consulting firm's clients face.
    • Regulation News

      • Moore Tornado May Spur CAT Reserving Regulatory Reform
      • Providence Health Plans Selects Colibrio's Tuo for Private Exchange
      • 6 Best Practices for Implementing Finance Software
      More Regulation News
    • Quick Links

      • After a Decade of M&A, CFG Emerges Unified on Sapiens ALIS Policy Administration System
      • 4 Health Insurance Reform Concerns Technology Can Address
      • Should Insurers Automate E-mail Deletion?
      • What Should Be on the P&C Agenda for 2013
  • Distribution
    • Top Story

      3 Ways to Drive Sales Via Agent Social Media
      Successful agents differentiate themselves by building social media best practices into their regular routine to prospect, connect, and grow their customer base — and reap the rewards of earned loyalty.
    • Distribution News

      • Progressive Wants to Innovate in Commercial Auto, Too
      • Protective Life Deploys iPipeline's iGO Drop Ticket to Streamline Agent Sales Process
      • Providence Health Plans Selects Colibrio's Tuo for Private Exchange
      More Distribution News
    • Quick Links

      • Genworth Life Reduces Policy Cycle Times Nearly 70%
      • One in 4 Want to Close Life Insurance Sales Online: LIMRA
      • Giving Applied Systems/IVANS its Due Amid Core Systems M&A Buzz
      • 5 Tips for Tackling the Insurance Industry's Biggest Marketing Challenges
  • Customer Insight
    • Top Story

      Can Electric Toothbrushes Yield Insurance-Relevant Data? One Company Thinks So
      Per AdAge, at least one insurance company has partnered with an electric toothbrush manufacturer to share brushing data.
    • Customer Insight News

      • 4 Ways Driverless Cars Are Poised to Shake up Insurance
      • CUNA Mutual Uses SAS for TruStage Agency Customer Contact Strategy
      • 6 Trends That Emerged At ACORD LOMA 2013
      More Customer Insight News
    • Quick Links

      • 4 Steps to Incorporate Big Data Into Insurance Marketing
      • Information as a Game Changer: Actuarial Analytics — Score Keeping, or Trusted Advice?
      • Another Case for Native Apps
      • Signal to Noise: Nate Silver Offers Lesson on Controlling Big Data Complexity
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  • Accounting

      • MphasiS Launches Billing-as-a-Service for Insurance Industry
        By Anthony O'Donnell | May 07, 2013
        The solution will help carriers reduce costs while increasing business flexibility, improving customer service, the vendor asserts.
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      • Xchanging Aims at "Transformational Play" With Launch of Netsett Net Settlement Utility to US Market
        By Anthony O'Donnell | May 07, 2013
        Settlement processes similar to those that reduce needed capital from $80 billon to $12 billion on the London market are poised through an Xchanging/Deutsche Bank partnership to address $3 trillion global market, with the possibility of a 85% reduction in the working capital required.
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      • OMS National Insurance Selects Full Accenture P&C Suite
        By Anthony O'Donnell | May 07, 2013
        OMSNIC will use Accenture's Policy Administration, Billing and Claim Components software in order to create a single integrated solution for rating, quoting, underwriting, billing, claims administration and policy lifecycle support.
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      • 6 Best Practices for Implementing Finance Software
        By Kathy Burger | May 07, 2013
        UNIT4 Business Software offers guidelines for implementing finance accounting software to support growth.
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      • Humana's SmartVideo Personalized Statements Will Engage Customers
        By Anthony O'Donnell | April 25, 2013
        The insurer's use of SundaySky’s SmartVideo technology improves customer experience by rendering complex information easily intelligible.
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      • The Hanover's New Billing System Adds Value for Agents, Customers
        By Anthony O'Donnell | April 22, 2013
        The system lets agents work with their customers to create a customized experience built on features such as combined billing options, flexible billing dates, billing plan options and mobile interaction.
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      • Q&A: The Hanover Boosts Service, Efficiency With New Billing System
        By Anthony O'Donnell | April 22, 2013
        The new system will deliver value to both distributors and customers by allowing agents to shift their attention from answering questions about billing to focusing on customer relationships, according to CIO Greg Tranter.
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      • Xuber Launches in U.S. in Response to Demand for Modern Commercial Lines Solutions
        By | April 17, 2013
        The software business of Xchanging is offering an end-to-end module-based solution built on a single data model.
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      • Making Claims Data Actionable for Litigation Management
        By Hans Bengard, TyMetrix | April 10, 2013
        Implementing a consolidated litigation management solution helps insurers trim claim expense costs, streamline and automate workflows, and enforce best practices throughout the claims discipline.
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      • The 10 Requirements for Successful Mobile Billing & Payment
        By Sanjay Kumar, Online Resources Corporation | April 03, 2013
        Consumers demand for options, flexibility and ease-of-use in their billing and payment has a comprehensive and seamless mobile bill payment experience a mission-critical business requirement.
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      • Dentegra Insurance Deploys Oracle Insurance Revenue Management and Billing
        By Anthony O'Donnell | March 26, 2013
        Deployment of the Oracle system enables the individual dental insurance carrier to accelerate policy enrollment and deliver efficient and enhanced billing experiences to customers, among other benefits.
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      • Aetna, Cigna Sign on for Multi-Plan EFT Initiative
        By | February 08, 2013
        Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare hopes letting providers enroll just once for multiple plans will be more efficient and encourage more doctors to participate in electronic funds transfer.
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      • Growth in Global Markets Requires Right Service, Product and Technology
        By Kimberly Morton, OneShield | February 04, 2013
        Capitalizing on new growth opportunities in the global arena requires the right technology, a customer-centric approach and localization of products and services to ensure success.
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      • Aetna to Pay up to $120m to Settle Case over Payments
        By Reuters | December 07, 2012
        Aetna Inc on Friday said it agreed to pay as much as $120 million to settle litigation over its practices on the payment of claims for services by providers with which Aetna does not have a contract.

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      • Health Insurers Test Payment Bundling Software From McKesson
        By | November 20, 2012
        Among the organizations that have tested Prometheus Payment are Health Partners in Minneapolis, Independence Blue Cross and the Crozer Keystone Health System in Pennsylvania, the Employers Coalition on Health in Rockford, Ill., Priority Health and Spectrum Health in Michigan.
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      • CNA’s Agency Bill Pay Tool Streamlines Reconciliation, Disputes
        By Pat Hurston, CNA | November 14, 2012
        ABP reduces a significant pain point for CNA's distribution partners, reducing a process that used to take days of work into one that takes minutes.
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      • Cloud Lets Smaller Insurers Future-Proof Their Infrastructure and Leapfrog the Competition
        By Anil Annadata, CodeObjects | November 08, 2012
        Cloud-based software delivery methods enable insurers to quickly respond to new windows of opportunity, niche markets, and achieve heightened levels of customer service.
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      • Guidewire Breaks Tier-1 Barrier Again With The Hartford’s ClaimCenter Contract
        By Anthony O'Donnell | October 19, 2012
        This latest win shows not only the appetite of top tier companies for simplifying their technology environments, but also the maturity of configurable core insurance software and Guidewire’s maturity as a vendor.
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      • SafeAuto Selects Thunderhead NOW for Policy, Billing and Claims Document Generation
        By Anthony O'Donnell | September 24, 2012
        The Columbus, Ohio-based P&C carrier sought to extent its document management capabilities with a new solution compatible with Guidewire InsuranceSuite.
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      • Alberta Motor Associate Selects MajescoMastek for Billing
        By Nathan Golia | September 13, 2012
        The company will implement STG Billing first in its auto, property and accident insurance books.
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      • Patriot National Completes Phase I of Legacy Replacement with Quoting Portal
        By Anthony O'Donnell | September 12, 2012
        The carrier’s launch of the Vikaran Solutions-based QuoteExpert portal marks the successful completion of Patriot’s first phase of its WorkersCompExpert suite legacy replacement initiative.
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      • Amica Guidewire Contract Validates Billing/Customer-Centricity Nexus
        By Anthony O'Donnell | September 11, 2012
        Carriers continue to obsess over their ability to transition from being policy- to customer-centric, and billing is a key component of that ambition.
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      • Nationwide Expands Guidewire Relationship to Include Policy Admin and Billing
        By Anthony O'Donnell | September 05, 2012
        Already in the process of implementing Guidewire ClaimCenter, the insurer will become a full Guidewire InsuranceSuite customer with the deployment of Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter.
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      • NJM Chooses Guidewire for Policy Admin, Billing, Customer Data Management
        By Anthony O'Donnell | August 09, 2012
        A Guidewire ClaimCenter customer since 2007, New Jersey's largest auto and workers' comp carrier becomes an InsuranceSuite customer with the addition of the new capabilities, which will be deployed initially in workers comp.
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      • OneBeacon Selects MajescoMastek's STG Billing as Common Billing Platform
        By Anthony O'Donnell | August 09, 2012
        The carrier MajescoMastek's offering over others in the market on the basis of configurability and the economy of the vendor's private cloud delivery.
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