Although the economy largely is expected to have minimal effect on policy admin choices, some industry experts see business as usual while others see restraint and caution slowing project implementati
In legacy system replacement projects, insurers increasingly are using collaborative techniques and iterative development to overcome communication obstacles and create requirements documents everyone
Predictive analytics is creating powerful and sophisticated new pricing models in personal and small commercial lines and is widely viewed as critical for intelligent growth. Collaboration and cross-s
The sales focus of insurance companies is moving away from baby boomers and toward generation X and Y buyers, Matthew Josefowicz, director of insurance at Novarica, said at a session yesterday titled
LAS VEGAS--Insurers focusing on younger customers must develop simplified products and rely less on their sales force and more on technology, according to a group of experts speaking here at the ACORD/
At first glance, an insurer's distributor force and a middle-school classroom might not seem to have much in common. But one of the things I learned when I taught middle-school students (albeit many y
After the May 2007 ACORD/LOMA forum, Greg Maciag, president of ACORD, reported on his blog an executive from a regional insurer offered this comment about the event: "Thanks for making the small firm
Service-oriented architecture is a critical tool for insurer technology teams. However, the high level of hype threatens to erode support for experimentation and the creation of documentable business
IVOX, a developer of predictive driver risk management technology, announced the release of its DriverScore 2.0, a driver risk management system designed to predict individual driving behavior for
National carriers have IT budgets for individual product lines that can dwarf the total operating expenses of some insurers. However, today's policy administration technology can give regional and med