In a ranking of industries on the bleeding edge of technology, it is unlikely that the insurance industry would make the top 100, yet there is no question that better technology can and does benefit

Accenture has introduced the Accenture Life Insurance Platform, an enhanced version of the former NaviSys policy administration and new-business processing platform featuring new product

The senders of the ads imply "that the coverage provided under the policy will be paid for by unidentified others having a beneficial interest in the remaining face amount of the insurance policy

"The IStream suite lets business users create model documents that control the language, layout, and look of complex files, such as policies and contracts," says Jill Davidson, product manager for

The complete personal lines market share chart, including the corrected totals, is available by clicking on this story in the "News" section under "This Week" on NU's Web site at

Legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week to create a parallel federal option for regulation and supervision of insurers as well as agents and brokers that is similar to the dual

Florida Governor Charles Crist said in a television interview last week that he intends to use his state's move to an earlier primary election date to pressure presidential candidates into supporting

At issue is a provision in both the House and Senate bills reforming surplus lines regulation that establishes the state insurance commissioner of the "principal place of business" of a company as