There comes a time when the old must make way for the new, and over the last two years Farmers Alliance Companies (FAMI) has been demonstrating that point to its policyholders and the nearly 700 indep

The exceptions carriers write into their underwriting rules don't automatically safeguard the insurers' risk exposure, but they do enable underwriters to take a closer look at the variables that lie b

Are carriers going to embrace Web 2.0 technology to live in the same electronic universe as their customers? Not if external connection using social networking, blogs, or wikis is the technology under

Holding steady is not ordinarily seen as a sign of strength, but with everything that has gone on in the financial services world of late, the fact that insurance IT budgets are able to stay the cours

Trusting your technology partner is important in any software deal. However, that trust is even more critical in predictive analytics solutions because carriers are placing their rating and underwriti

It's not like the insurance industry needs to go out of its way to search for new risks to obsess over. An industry that was built on helping others avoid risk now spends as much time managing its own

Electronic signatures are designed to help businesses close the deal at the point of sale, but Garden State Life Insurance discovered there's more to the technology. The use of the Silanis ApproveIt W

Is the U.S. economy, with a seemingly endless list of financial worries being dealt with by businesses and consumers alike, in as serious condition as it would seem? Rebecca Amoroso, vice chairman and