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  For Core Solutions, Some Insurers Opt for the Suite Life

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 21, 2013

  The decision isn’t just which new software solution to buy, but whether your strategy should be to purchase a best-of-breed solution or the increasingly popular software suite.

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  Keep Your Eyes on the Road

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 20, 2013

  It would be nice to dream, but impaired driving will always be the single biggest issue that property & casualty insurers have to deal with regarding their policyholders, but other challenges keep coming our way.

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  Bryan Insurance Agency: Best Agency Website Finalist

  By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 20, 2013

  New Windsor, N.Y., agency draws visitors and leads with SEO management, mobile site and blogs

• Karen Clark & Co. Tool Allows Users to Create Hurricane Tracks, Estimate Losses

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 20, 2013

  Karen Clark & Company releases WindfieldBuilder—a tool that allows insurers to create hurricane tracks and wind speeds to estimate damage to exposures.

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  Streamlining the Claims Process at XL Group

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 17, 2013

  Michel Finschi, chief operating officer, insurance claims, for XL Group, recently responded to our request for a Q&A on claims technology and its role within XL Group.

• Appulate Launch Converts Forms into Data

  By Staff Writer  |  May 16, 2013

  Appulate, Inc., has launched a new product, LossRunner F2X, that converts loss run forms (received via fax or email) into data.

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  Meeting the Regulatory and Reporting Demands for Big Data

  By Volker Mohr  |  May 16, 2013

  New and developing regulations are bringing fresh challenges to the insurance industry.

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  Insurers Missing the Boat with Claims Technology

  By Steve Callahan  |  May 15, 2013

  Executives appear to be in agreement that improving combined ratios will be more easily achieved than increasing underwriting profits, at least until the economy returns to a more reasonable footing.

• Guidewire Acquires Data and BI Solution Provider Millbrook

  By Staff Writer  |  May 14, 2013

  Guidewire Software, Inc., a provider of software products for property & casualty insurers, announce the acquisition of Millbrook, Inc., a provider of data management and business intelligence (BI) solutions for p&c insurers.

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  With Telematics, No More Rearview Mirror

  By Karlyn Carnahan, Thuy Osman  |  May 14, 2013

  Opportunities across the value chain exist for insurers who adopt the technology early, especially now as the main barriers to entry are falling.

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  $45M Global Bank Heist Could Complicate Cyber-Liability Market; Impact Other Coverages

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 13, 2013

  Experts say liability for the theft could fall on the processors of the debit cards used to perpetrate the crime, and make it difficult for other financial institutions to get cyber insurance coverage.

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  Beating the Drum on Claims Service

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 13, 2013

  Older claims systems—much like policy systems—are not flexible enough to deal with the changes taking place within the claims departments of leading insurance carriers.

• Tech Decisions, Novarica Announce 2013 RAVE Award Winners

  By Staff Writer  |  May 13, 2013

  Tech Decisions and Novarica announced the winners of the fourth annual 2013 RAVE Awards.

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  Do Carriers Test Code in Production?

  By Paul Rolich  |  May 13, 2013

  In my experience there have been far too many times when an application was not thoroughly tested before being promoted to production.

• Sapiens Introduces Business Decision Management Solution for Insurance

  By Staff Writer  |  May 13, 2013

  Sapiens International Corp., announces the introduction and general availability of Sapiens Decision for Insurance, a business decision management solution designed to enable carriers to build, maintain and leverage a centralized repository of reusable business rules and logic

• Exigen’s Pre-configured Solutions Reduce Risk and Cost of Core Systems Replacements

  By Staff Writer  |  May 13, 2013

  Exigen Insurance Solutions announces the release of Exigen Pre-Configured Solution Packages that provide more than 80 percent of the core systems functionality required by most property & casualty insurers out-of-the-box.