portal technology

• Hop on Board: Spending Continues to Rise for Core Systems

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

  Insurers have seen the success others have found from breaking down larger projects into sizeable chunks. Industry analysts believe this is the next wave for core system replacement.

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  Free-standing Systems Credited for Increased Focus on Core Solutions

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 6, 2012

  Gartner Research sees a continuing movement among p&c insurers toward policy system replacement in 2012 as the number of deals for core systems has increased each year for the past two years.

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  Agencies Still Want the Same Things From Carriers—Just Quicker

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 31, 2011

  Novarica hasn’t finalized all the numbers from a recent survey conducted of insurance agency personnel—everyone from principals to agents to CSRs—but the research and advisory firm’s Karlyn Carnahan gave a sneak peak last week in a Webinar hosted by PropertyCasualty360.com and Tech Decisions.

• Sapiens, IT-Freedom Partnership Enhances P&C Solution

  By Staff Writer  |  January 31, 2011

  Sapiens International, a provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, has entered into partnership with IT-Freedom, a specialist provider of claims solution for the property/casualty industry.

• Connect and Evolve With New Agency Technology

  By Susan R.a. Honeyman  |  July 7, 2010

  Susan R.A. Honeyman writes on the importance of agency technology and which social media tools agencies should implement to market business.

• Growing the Business: Ensuring No Dollar Is Left Behind

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 6, 2010

  At one time, growing the insurance business was all about selling more policies, but it's become more complicated with multiple distribution channels, customer retention issues, and investment strategies.

• Driving Distribution: What Sets Carriers Apart and Ahead of the Competition

  By Staff Writer  |  June 28, 2010

  Insurers and independent agents may not like the direction distribution channels have taken of late,but both carriers and agents need to realize the push toward the direct channel is coming from consumers.

• Channeling Agency Distribution: Bend Me, Shape Me

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 4, 2010

  Some in the agent world might say, "It's about time," but carriers have become more attentive to the needs of their independent agents because they realize it is a competitive differentiator.