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• Configurable Software Solutions: Blessing or Curse?

  By James McCully  |  March 1, 2012

  Each insurer has its own unique needs, processes, markets and products that require flexibility in today’s policy-administration system. The constant changes in the P&C insurance industry, in particular, demand that administration systems be agile and adaptable.

• Major Shareholder Boosts Independence, Says JLT

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 15, 2011

  A major shareholder of British-based insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson will increase its holdings in the firm and invest an additional $260 million to strengthen the firm’s independence, the brokerage says.

• Mo. Fund For Injured Workers Stops Paying Claims

  By Associated Press  |  June 7, 2011

  Fifty-five permanently disabled people have not received payments from a Missouri fund for workplace injuries because of its ongoing financial troubles.

• Giving Back is Good Business

  By Ed Lamont, CIC, CRM  |  December 1, 2010

  Giving back means devoting time and resources, knowledge and influence, energy and experience to benefit your community, the industries you serve and the causes you support.

• Making Data Shovel Ready for Predictive Analytics Projects

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 7, 2010

  Blindly digging through data is how the insurance industry used to operate. Today, with predictive models and analytics, carriers have something to guide their efforts to make the best decisions possible.