The Good, Bad and the Ugly at PCI 2012November 07, 2012The PCI conference was an opportunity for IT leaders to compare and collaborate on such things, including success stories and cautionary tales.
Physicians Mutual Offloads Card Processing Into the CloudNovember 28, 2011Physicians Mutual leverages a SaaS-based accounts receivable solution to meet PCI and NACHA compliance requirements for securing customer credit card and bank account data by moving it into the cloud.
OptaComp Selects PCIS CompVision and POSvisionDecember 02, 2010The workers' compensation subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida aims to complete implementation within 90 days.
Congressional Hearings Unlikely to Threaten Insurers’ Use of Credit ScoringJune 16, 2010Property and casualty insurers have long used credit scores to help build consumers' risk profiles, a practice generally regulated at the state level. Congress recently held informational hearings on the practice, but experts don't see federal regulation o
Insurance Associations Express Concerns About Financial Reform BillMarch 29, 2010Sen. Christopher Dodd's reform bill proposes only modest changes to the existing insurance regulatory regime, but industry associations are pushing back against resolution funding requirements and potentially duplicative regulation.
Industry Reacts to Federal Insurance Regulation BillApril 03, 2009Insurance industry associations argue the benefits or drawbacks of federal regulation, optional federal charter and the priority of addressing systemic risk over shortcomings of the existing state-based regulatory regime.
Traditional Rivalries Muted as Congress Deliberates Federal Insurance RegulationMarch 24, 2009The prospect of federal regulatory intervention has reignited traditional tensions, but the March 17 hearing of the Senate Banking Committee inaugurated a lengthy process wherein forces beyond the insurance industry will determine its regulatory fate.
Insurers Measure Expectations After ElectionsDecember 07, 2008Preoccupation with financial crisis-related woes is likely to drive the new administration to implement some form of federal oversight of the insurance industry.
IT Will Power Insurance Industry Response to CrisisNovember 10, 2008Insurers' technology budgets will remain relatively stable as carriers see IT not only as necessary for ongoing transformation but as a key tool for addressing crisis-related challenges, such as the need for better underwriting results and improved risk ma
