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  Trying to Bring Claims Complexity to an End

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 8, 2012

  For an article we plan to publish in our June edition of Tech Decisions, I contacted several claims professionals to ask them about the state of their claims administration systems. Not surprisingly, the respondents—both large carriers and mid-tier—told different tales about the state of their systems.

• 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.

• Cover-All Enters Claims Market with Acquisition of BlueWave

  By Staff Writer  |  January 3, 2012

  Cover-All Technologies announces the acquisition of the assets of BlueWave Technology, including its claims solution software, PipelineClaims, in a cash transaction.

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  Carrier Report Card: Grading Insurers on Tech Initiatives

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 26, 2011

  How do analysts perceive what carriers are doing to help independent agents thrive from a technology perspective? We set out to find the answers while also sharing a how-to success story from Grange Insurance.

• Help Is On the Way for Independent Agents

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 14, 2011

  Providing quality technology solutions—and advice—for independent agents helps carriers differentiate themselves from the competition.

• Insurance IT Requires Deep-Seeded Thinking

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

  When is there too much planning or too little planning?

• Bucking The Trend, Top Agencies Thrive

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 1, 2010

  Times are tough, insurance is competitive, and the independent agency business isn't what it used to be.

• The Insurance IT All-Star Trail

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 16, 2010

  Reaching the top of the technology ladder in the insurance industry is not often a lesson in "the road less traveled," but certainly this year's five all-stars are distinct from one another.

• Grown-Up Bermuda Class Of 2005 Members Stick To Core Disciplines

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 9, 2010

  While much has changed for two members of the Bermuda Class of 2005, underwriting discipline grounded in analytical models remains a central strategy.