Catherine Stagg-Macey

• Pay to Play

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 1, 2012

  Telematics is viewed as the most equitable form of underwriting personal auto policies.

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  Insurance's Version of Pay to Play

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 13, 2012

  It’s difficult to think of anything about the personal auto insurance market that could be considered niche, but for years that is exactly how telematics was perceived within the industry. As leading insurers continue to expand their use of the technology, though, it seems inevitable that carriers of all shapes...

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  Storm Season in the Home Stretch

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 10, 2011

  As we enter the final month of the hurricane season, we can only hope we have gotten through the worst of things. While it seemed to many that things could have been worse, the financial analysis done by SNL Insurance tells us that the second quarter of 2011 was the...

• CSC Releases Mobile Insurance Applications

  By Staff Writer  |  May 26, 2011

  CSC announced additions to its mobile insurance applications that give agents, insurance professionals, and policyholders access to services from both life and annuity and property and casualty systems. The new 2Work family of role-based mobile apps, which are pre-packaged and customizable, helps insurance professionals harness the benefits of location-aware, real-time,...

• IT Providers Get High Scores

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 1, 2011

  A recent report by Celent called “What Insurance Customers Really Think: An IT Service Provider Report Card” explores customer feedback about satisfaction and the types of services being outsourced. Overall, insurers seem to be positive about their existing relationships.

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  Cloud Computing: It's Alive

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 18, 2010

  Is the cloud phasing out IT departments and, in turn, the CIO? For some of you that is truly a scary tale, but it's not necessarily a Halloween trick.

• U.K. Insurance Brokers Seek Speed, Efficiency From Insurers

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 23, 2010

  The vast majority of insurance brokers in the United Kingdom rate speed of policy issuance and underwriting decisions as key criteria in their choice of insurance partner, according to a survey conducted by Celent.

• Specialty Lines Insurers Make a Special Delivery

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 12, 2010

  The difference between specialty lines and standard lines is standard lines have higher volume and lower contract value with the inverse being true in specialty lines, according to Catherine Stagg-Macey, a senior analyst with Celent.

• Turning to Digital

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 23, 2010

  Insurance companies' track records regarding new technologies may indicate the industry will not be among the leaders in adopting digital marketing tools such as e-mail, blogs, social networking, and Twitter.