Web services has been described as a lifesaver for businesses looking to integrate disparate systems, and Kansas City Life Insurance Co. felt adopting a Web services product would fulfill the carrier'

One advantage of being a startup is the leadership group has the opportunity to participate in high-level meetings to determine what the company hopes to accomplish in the long run, rather than figuri

In a survey of IASA members conducted by the industry organization and Robert E. Nolan Co., nearly nine out of 10 respondents vouch for the value of IT, but almost 40 percent find the performance of t

The spending outlook for 2007 is for more of the same as '06, but those famous words cautious optimism still are in play as carriers worry about the softening market and how they can keep a close eye

Insurance carriers continue to be in an acquiring state of mind, and that can mean both challenge and opportunity for a carrier's IT department. While business analysts might look at how much a book o

Regulation comes in many forms for insurers, which can raise the price tag of compliance. However, technology eliminates redundancies and reduces the expense brought on when the business side must ans

Midtier insurers always have followed the lead of their larger market leaders, but the task is becoming more difficult. Property/casualty underwriting for the midtiers was the subject of a recent Towe

Most companies can fix a problem once they know where the problem originates, but what if a company doesn't realize where the problems are taking place or whether a problem even exists? Blue Cross and