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By Kimberly Harris-Ferrante |
May 17, 2012
Shifting and emerging market conditions are making it more difficult for P&C and life insurers to continue to operate with traditional business models. Growing competition, shifting consumer expectations, heightened regulatory requirements, and unstable economic conditions make it imperative that insurers evolve their existing business models and embrace new technologies for...
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By NU Staff |
December 19, 2011
In such an eventful year, with dozens of compelling stories as strong contenders, determining the Top 10 of 2011 was no easy task. But, after a lot of labor—and internal debate—we feel the final list we’ve put together successfully captures the essential news of the past 12 months.
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December 15, 2011
Mobile apps from indie agents. Real-time processing—not only of personal-lines business, but also of midsize commercial accounts. Social media as a marketing essential. Cloud computing. The past 12 months saw a number of game-changing tech trends that are rapidly altering how agents and brokers do business.
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By Staff Writer |
June 17, 2011
The administrative burden of reconciling agency statements can be lightened with Billing Stream v 1.1, recently released to market by StoneRiver, Inc. This comprehensive all-lines billing solution for property-casualty carriers features strong direct bill features, and now offers agency bill capability that provides:
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 20, 2011
The “next frontier,” in P&C technology, according to Jeff Yates, CEO of ACT (Agents Council for Technology), is real-time processing for commercial lines—a development that will have “huge payback” for independent agents and brokers.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 14, 2011
Buckeye Insurance Group is a small company with some big technology plans.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 16, 2011
Buckeye Insurance Group is a small company with some big technology plans. As an insurer, Buckeye writes $60 million in premium in eight states, mostly in the Midwest. But Buckeye is more than an insurer. The group’s latest addition is an IT services company, Marias Technology, which will offer its...
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By Staff Writer |
September 15, 2010
Dave Lenckus describes what makes a strong relationship with insurers, which is typically more complex than good products, stability and meeting production goals.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 10, 2010
"We don't reflect on [the compliments] very much," says Ray Voelker, CIO at Progressive Insurance. "The way not to be good at technology would be to say, 'Hey, we're really good at this, so let's sit
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By Michael P. Voelker |
September 10, 2010
When I first started in the insurance business as an underwriter, collaboration required assembling teams of people in a conference room, passing memos and documents through intraoffice and regular mail, and making phone calls.
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