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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

      Duck Creek Releases EXAMPLE Platform 4.1
      The new release will provide enhanced performance capabilities, owing to new efficiencies designed into EXAMPLE Platform 4.1's core infrastructure, according to the vendor.
    • 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
    • Quick Links

      • Poor Insurance Customer Experience May Drive Away Customers - Capgemini Report
      • Inside the Sandy Claims Response: From the Front Lines
      • Unlocking the Door to Identity Management
      • Data Discoveries and Analytics Unite to Ignite Innovative Thinking in Financial Services
  • Management Strategies
    • Top Story

      New AXA Tech CTO Vincent Cohan Drives Global Focus
      Moving away from a more regional orientation, AXA’s IT services organization will provide worldwide network connectivity and management of IT assets, hardware and software, change control and incident management.
    • Management Strategies News

      • Aegon Appoints Americas Exec Global CTO
      • Aflac Announces Management Changes
      • Deloitte Appoints New Insurance Head
      More Management Strategies News
    • Quick Links

      • Voelker Keeps Progressive on Cutting Edge
      • ING Names Former AIG Exec CEO of U.S. Insurance
      • The Hanover Insurance Group Sells First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company
      • Insurance CIOs Embrace Their Role as Marketers
  • Risk Management
    • Top Story

      5 Ways Insurance Companies Can Make Mobile Capabilities More Secure for Policyholders
      Mobile capabilities for policyholders are table stakes. But serious questions remain about the security of the most popular consumer smartphone platforms. I&T checked in with the executives who live and breathe data security to find out how they balance cutting-edge mobile service offerings with security.
    • 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
      • Genworth Financial Appoints New Chief Risk Officer and New Chief Actuary
      • Algorithmics Acquires Actuarial Software Solution Provider VIPitech from Towers Watson
      • 10 Big Data Migration Mistakes
  • Regulation
    • Top Story

      Generali Deutschland prepares for Solvency II with ERM platform
      Generali Deutschland prepares to meet new regulatory mandates by centralizing and streamlining actuarial functions with SunGard’s iWorks ERM Platform.
    • 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

      • Extending Underwriters’ Reach With Intelligent Underwriting
      • 8 Insurance Industry Impacts of Hurricane Andrew
      • Algorithmics Acquires Actuarial Software Solution Provider VIPitech from Towers Watson
      • Customer Insight A Key Competitive Advantage
  • Distribution
    • Top Story

      Agencyport CEO Identifies Barriers to Best Agent-Carrier Workflow
      Both vendors and insurers need to do a better job of innovating in order to provide the best experience to their agents, says Agencyport CEO Steve Hauck.
    • 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

      • Unlocking the Door to Identity Management
      • AXA Equitable Launches Free iPhone Apps Designed to Help Women Track Financial Goals
      • Online Insurance Quote Applications Now Initiate a Majority of New Policy Sales
      • One in 4 Want to Close Life Insurance Sales Online: LIMRA
  • Customer Insight
    • Top Story

      XL Adopts SAS Visual Analytics to Get a Jump on Big Data's Potential
      The SAS tool will foster a partnership of exploration between XL's analytics team and underwriters to leverage data for "enormous" competitive advantage and shareholder value, says XL SVP.
    • 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

      • Poor Insurance Customer Experience May Drive Away Customers - Capgemini Report
      • Data Discoveries and Analytics Unite to Ignite Innovative Thinking in Financial Services
      • In Depth: New York Life's Mobile Access Strategy
      • How Big Data Opens Up More Product Options to Insurers
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  • Budgets

      • Agile Financial Management: Re-visioning the Budget Process
        By Peter Witham, UNIT4 Business Software | May 15, 2013
        To create an accurate budget you need visibility into a single set of data and the ability to see clear across your organization – regardless of geographic locations, currencies, and other barriers.
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      • Selective Announces Executive Promotions in Claims and IT
        By Kathy Burger | 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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      • 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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      • 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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      • Insurance CIOs Should Turn Conventional Transformational Wisdom on its Head
        By Anthony O'Donnell | May 03, 2013
        X by 2's Ram Sundaram says insurers pursuing IT transformation should do the opposite of five rules that represent conventional wisdom.
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      • New Novarica Analyst From CIO Side
        By Anthony O'Donnell | May 02, 2013
        In his new role as analyst, former Navy Mutual CIO Tom Benton will report on core system transformation, IT strategy and project management, with a focus on life and annuity carriers.
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      • Ebix Acquired by Goldman Sachs Affiliate
        By Nathan Golia | May 01, 2013
        The Atlanta-based company provides e-commerce software to insurers.
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      • Insurance IT Pros Satisfied Despite Flat Salaries
        By Peggy Bresnick Kendler | May 01, 2013
        Insurance IT pros aren't seeing huge salary increases, but job satisfaction is high and opportunities abound for those with a passion for the business, our research shows.
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      • After a Decade of M&A, CFG Emerges Unified on Sapiens ALIS Policy Administration System
        By Anthony O'Donnell | April 30, 2013
        Along with significant efficiency and ease-of-doing-business benefits for agents, Columbian Financial Group will be able to build on its record of growth more effectively and efficiently through the operational unity afforded by its systems consolidation.
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      • Q&A: Republic Indemnity CIO Innovates on a Tight Budget
        By Anthony O'Donnell | April 29, 2013
        Rao Tadepalli, CIO of Republic Indemnity, has found ways to innovate in a resource-constrained environment, finding efficiencies through digitizing documentation and improving efficiencies through core system transformation and process reengineering.
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      • A CIO’s First 100 Days: Seven Steps to SuccessSlideshow Article
        By Anthony O'Donnell | April 26, 2013
        New York Life’s senior managing director and chief information officer in the company’s Investments Group recommends seven stages to complete a successful first 100 days, leading to longer-term success.
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      • Managing Marketing's IT Spend
        By Nathan Golia | April 25, 2013
        With so much marketing budget devoted to technological initiatives, IT needs a clear strategy to effectively manage those digital marketing dollars.
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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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      • Consider Both Costs and Benefits of Life Platform Modernization
        By Brian DeMaster, Accenture | April 15, 2013
        Life insurers contemplating platform need to have a clear view of the implications, and a well-defined, realistic road map as they weigh the considerable benefits.
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      • Business Frameworks – Transformational Acceleration Pedal
        By Pierre Gagné, Insurance Frameworks Inc. | April 08, 2013
        Over the last few years, there has been increasingly industry buzz about capability models, enterprise business frameworks, reference models, etc. What are they, how can organizations benefit from them, and what types of projects can leverage them?
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      • Specialty Insurers' Top 5 Tech Priorities
        By Nathan Golia | April 02, 2013
        A Novarica report indicates where specialty insurers are spending their IT budget.
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      • Maintaining Credibility in Project Estimation: Beware the Fudge Factor
        By Bruce F. Broussard, Jr., Insurity | April 01, 2013
        Project managers should focus on four key areas in order to successfully navigate the delicate balance between practical and preposterous project estimating.
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      • Sorting Vendors into Piles: The Proper Role of an RFP
        By Russ Bostick and Donn Vucovich, MVP Advisory Group | March 26, 2013
        The decision to issue an effective RFP primarily lies in an organization’s ability to answer five questions clearly.
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      • Big Data Not Yet A Best Practice In Insurance
        By Kathy Burger | 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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      • IT’s Record of Failure Is Worse Than You Think
        By Anthony O'Donnell | March 14, 2013
        The record revealed by investigations into IT performance is bad. Unfortunately, according to author and former Guardian Life CIO Frank Wander, the truth is even worse.
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      • Nationwide CMO: 'I Have Double-Digit Million Dollars in IT Projects'
        By Nathan Golia | March 14, 2013
        Nationwide's EVP and CMO Matt Jauchius took Insurance & Technology through his process for managing marketing IT spend.
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      • You Need to Replace Your Policy Admin System — But Are You Ready?
        By Andy Scurto, ISCS | March 13, 2013
        Deciding that the time is right for core policy system replacement isn’t the same as being ready to do so, but mistaking the two is a common trap for insurers to fall into.
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      • What Should Be on the P&C Agenda for 2013
        By Michael A. Costonis, Accenture | March 11, 2013
        Whether through formal committees or ad hoc work groups, P&C insurers should have these four topics featured prominently on agenda for 2013.
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      • What’s Driving IT’s Record of Failure — And What Can Fix It?
        By Anthony O'Donnell | March 10, 2013
        A former insurance CIO traces the endemic failure of IT projects — and the economic waste it implies — to the imposition of an industrial process on the social phenomenon of knowledge work.
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      • SAP Acquires Insurance Product Development Engine Camilion
        By Nathan Golia | March 07, 2013
        SAP says the value added to its insurance software portfolio is in providing an end-to-end suite backed by its in-memory computing capabilities.
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