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The transaction is expected to close in the second half of the calendar year. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 09:36:02 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CEOs to Watch: Thomas J. Wilson, Allstate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207603182&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Allstate CEO Thomas J. Wilson seeks to reinforce differentiation through improved service to distributors and novel product and service offerings to consumers.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 10:39:51 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CEOs to Watch: Edmund F. Kelly]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207603178&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Liberty Mutual CEO Edmund F. Kelly has driven rapid growth for its independent agent-driven business through the acquisition of Ohio Casualty and Safeco. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 10:36:09 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CEOs to Watch: BlueCross BlueShield-s Vicky Gregg, Liberty Mutual&amp;rsquo;s Edmund Kelly, and Allstate&amp;rsquo;s Thomas Wilson]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207603177&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[From driving product innovation and acquisition activity to the greening of the business, these CEOs are likely to be in the spotlight in the coming year. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 10:32:44 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darwin Professional Underwriters Flourishes in Competitive Specialty Liability Segment With High-Tech, Low-Cost Strategy, Says President and CEO Stephen Sills]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207603160&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stephen Sills' mission when he launched Darwin Professional Underwriters five years ago was to effect change in the specialty liability insurance segment by bringing straight-through processing and self-service to a traditionally unautomated, paper-bound business.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 09:58:55 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oracle Will Acquire AdminServer]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207603140&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 09:31:36 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOA Can Deliver On Promise With Right Strategies In Place]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207603138&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Insurers are discovering that a service-oriented architecture -- guided by the right governance and cultural change management strategies -- can deliver on SOA's promise of a more agile IT organization. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 09:30:23 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountain West Selects MSB&amp;rsquo;s IntegriClaim]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207603123&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 09:06:27 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Versata Acquires Clear Technology ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207603121&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 09:03:58 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HP In Talks to Acquire EDS]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207602846&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:22:47 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zurich Financial Services Signs With CSC]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207501514&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Zurich Financial Services has signed an IT desktop services outsourcing contract with CSC.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 15:34:45 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aon Releases ERM Risk Register]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207501504&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Aon eSolutions has released ERM Risk Register to manage enterprise risk.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 15:27:18 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boyd Demonstrates the Virtue of Virtual at Midwest Family Mutual ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207501449&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Midwest Family Mutual's Ron Boyd has leveraged a fruitful partnership with CGI to show that being green can be extremely good business. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 13:45:06 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Zore Reconciles Prudence and Opportunism in Northwestern Mutual&amp;rsquo;s Technology Investment]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207501443&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ed Zore reconciles prudence and opportunism in Northwestern Mutual's exploitation of technology to drive first-class business results. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 13:30:07 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CEOs Get Smart]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207501434&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Insurance carrier CEOs have come a long way in their appreciation of the importance of IT to the success of the business. But their need to understand technology's role will only intensify in the near future. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 13:15:09 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leonard Brings No-nonsense Technology Approach To MEMIC]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207501393&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[With a no-nonsense approach to technology, John Leonard has helped MEMIC develop an IT operation that has equipped the company for success and growth.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 11:45:11 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Godlasky Looks Beyond Insurance Industry While Transforming IT At Aviva]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207501374&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thomas C. Godlasky looks beyond the insurance industry while transforming Aviva North America into an innovative, technology-driven company.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 11:00:11 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Managed Competition in Massachusetts Leads to Technology Challenges]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207500445&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the first time in decades, Massachusetts regulations allow for competitive auto pricing. But the changes will require domiciled carriers to improve their technology to compete with national players.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 15:00:07 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NFS Standardizes Reporting on WebFOCUS]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207402337&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nationwide Financial moves to consolidate enterprise operational reporting onto a single platform, leveraging the latest release of Information Builders' WebFOCUS.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 09:30:01 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Initiate Systems Unveils Master Data Service 8.1 ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207501355&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[The newest release of Initiate Systems' comprehensive master data platform features enhanced Workbench and Web-based user interface.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:31:19 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[First American Proxix Solutions Adds Risk Concentration Layer Option to CATUM Solution]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207500272&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[The enhanced automated hazard risk management solution allows insurers to more accurately identify policy risk concentrations within a geographic area.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:52:43 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telepresence Solutions Help Organizations Enhance Customer Service, Performance and Operations]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207403622&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[As vendors continue to broaden the telepresence portfolio, real-time video communication will become increasingly standard, improving the pace of doing business.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:30:04 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In an Increasingly Global World, Insurers Who Leverage Telepresence and Videoconferencing&amp;rsquo;s Capabilities Put Themselves Ahead of the Curve]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207403601&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[The continued evolution of virtual communication has made telepresence and videoconferencing feasible as an integrated part of a firm's unified communications, driving more efficient and cost-effective operations.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:15:06 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Vendors Introduce Less-Expensive Technologies, Insurers Can Capitalize on the Promise of Videoconferencing and Telepresence]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207403572&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:30:04 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Telepresence and Videoconferencing Technologies Offer Strategic Front-Office and Back-Office Benefits]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207403559&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:00:07 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PMA Insurance Group Follows Vendor to Java-Based Platform]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207402353&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[PMA Insurance Group weighed ease of use, the merits of a single reporting platform and cost-effectiveness in deciding whether to follow Hyperion's migration to a Java-based platform. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:30:05 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[RSA Insurance Ireland Selects Agiliance]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207403116&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[RSA Insurance Ireland has selected Agiliance IT-GRC 3.0 for its compliance initiatives.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:14:51 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[WSI Unveils Hurricane Forecast Service]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207403114&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[WSI Corporation has introduced LiveCat Forecast, a service to predict the path and intensity of upcoming hurricanes.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:08:59 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knight Drives the BASICs at Chubb]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207403058&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chubb's new enterprise CIO Jim Knight will work towards bringing the carrier's IT organization to new levels of capability.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:02:22 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unum Group&amp;rsquo;s Simply Unum Initiative Taps Technology&amp;rsquo;s Capability to Provide Flexibility, Balance and Momentum]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207402520&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unum's Tom Watjen, one of I&amp;amp;T's 2007 Tech-Savvy CEOs, describes how the success of the carrier's Simply Unum initiative is driving further IT/business alignment.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:45:08 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlueCross BlueShield&amp;rsquo;s Vicky Gregg Embraces IT&amp;rsquo;s Ability to Transform Health Insurance]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207402401&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Investment in data management technologies and adoption of &quot;green&quot; business principles are among the ways Vicky Gregg, president and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, is trying to change the way health insurers do business.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:11 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I&amp;amp;T&amp;rsquo;s 2008 Tech-Savvy CEOs Know How to Leverage IT to Flourish in Tough Economic Times]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207402335&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Although financial services CEOs are generally pessimistic about the current economic and business environment, the insurance company CEOs featured in Insurance &amp;amp; Technology's 2008 &quot;Tech-Savvy CEOs&quot; report have succeeded by championing the use of technology as a means for innovation and differentiation.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:15:02 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberty Mutual to Acquire Safeco]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207401523&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Liberty Mutual Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Safeco and significantly expand its Agency Markets business unit.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:47:53 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MassMutual Launches New Recruitment Web Site]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207401349&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[MassMutual has launched a new video-intensive Web site aimed to recruit potential employees and agents, especially those currently based outside the financial services industry.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:14:22 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northwestern Mutual CIO Schaefer Drives Greater Maturity]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207401348&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tim Schaefer will leverage the experience of a wide-ranging career within Northwestern Mutual to shepherd the carrier's IT organization to new levels of maturity.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:12:59 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lincoln General Selects Valen&amp;rsquo;s UnderRight Solution]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.insurancetech.com/feed/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207401337&cid=RSSfeed_IST_All]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lincoln General Insurance Company will implement UnderRight, Valen's predictive analytics solution.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:37:57 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>