Welcome to the resource for IT professionalsand managers in the insurance and financial industries. In this newmagazine from The National Underwriter Co., you'll find solutionsfor your hardware, software and network needs with monthly updates,product reviews and in-depth reports from experts in thefield.

CoverStory

HIPAAReloaded
Congress gave the healthcare industry some breathing roomitextended the first HIPAA deadline. But time is still short. Hereswhat insurers should be doing now to prepare.

FeatureStories

EducatedGuesses
A Forrester analyst makes someinteresting predictions for 2002.

The Good Life
Life insurers e-commerce initiatives arent always driven bysales. Theres plenty more going on these days.

One Customer at aTime
A new report for insurers stresses that the way to keepcustomers is to make good use of your data.

Breaking MurphysLaw
Disasters can strike big and strike fast. Here are a few waysto be better prepared.

The EnemyWithin
That simple e-mail you send can expose your company to someserious risks. What are you going to do about it?

Departments&Columns

tech update:
~ Technology and insurance news andinformation
~ Up, Up, and Away
~Whos Using What

stats watch:
Opportunities WillKnock
The IT hiring slump may have finally turned a corner.

case in point:
~ North American Company for Life andHealth/e-Nable
Choosing the right partner let this life insurer offer termpolicies at the point of sale.
~ Buckeye Insurance Group/AppliedSystems
Maintaining an old policy management system was taking too muchtime from actually selling insurance.

sounding line:
What Do Agents Want?
Four organizations provide insight into what technologiesagents expect from their carrier partners.

top techs:
This Month
CNAs Peter F. Lazzari, Indiana Farm Bureaus Victor A. Johnson,Sr., and Safecos Yomtov Senegor

TheRegulars

Editor's Note

Says You

End User

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