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Standard Invests Wisely in Financial Management Tech
Moderate technology investment reduces risk of Standard Insurance's entry into the individual financial planning and investment management market.
ACORD LOMA INSURANCE SYSTEMS FORUM BRIEFS
ACORD presented insurance industry carriers, vendors and individuals with awards recognizing leadership and achievement at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in Las Vegas this week.
ACORD Awards
ACORD presents industry leaders with awards at ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in Las Vegas.
Thief Steals 26.5 Million Veterans’ Identities
Identity data on more than 26 million U.S. veterans and spouses has been stolen, the Department of Veterans Affairs says.
Information Is Power
Ronald Williams champions technology to support the creation of a high-performance culture as Aetna innovates consumer-directed healthcare.
Kent Cannon, President and CEO of Beneficial Financial Group
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Carmichael's Collaborative Leadership
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Elizabeth Haar, President and CEO and Accident Fund Insurance
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Ameriprise's Schwarzmann Talks Distribution Tech
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Aetna CEO Ronald Williams
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Plotkin Drives Innovation
All chief technology officers must concern themselves with meeting not just current but also future enterprise technology needs.
Klepper Brings the Chemistry
Kenny Klepper, former senior vice president of systems, technology and infrastructure at New York-based Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, says that his current position bears a strong resemblance to the managed-care environment in which he worked for about 10 years.
Service-Oriented Change
Heterogeneous systems are at the core of many insurance carriers' IT infrastructures. Yet, companies still struggle with how to seamlessly integrate these often disparate systems across their enterprise. But a rapidly evolving architectural strategy is quickly changing the landscape.
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With the ACORD/LOMA event partnership in its third year, the 2006 Insurance Systems Forum will address the importance of change, the benefits insurers can gain by rethinking their businesses and the challenges they may encounter on the way.
Mapping Out Risks
Seeing that many reinsurance executives want the convenience of conducting risk analysis themselves, Guy Carpenter & Company (New York), part of Marsh & McLennan Companies (New York), has launched the online risk management platform i-aXis.
Everyone on The Same Page
In order to enhance its claims processing, Delta Dental of California (San Francisco; gross revenues of $4.8 billion) will standardize disparate systems in offices throughout 16 states with EDS' (Plano, Texas) MetaVance Administration and Finance System.
Give ’Em What They Want
To stay ahead of the competition in the volatile health insurance marketplace, CIGNA is turning to the Web to strengthen its appeal to consumers.
Changing the Game Through Technology Leadership
Michael D. Fraizer, CEO, Genworth Financial, one of Insurance & Technology's Tech-Savvy CEOs of 2005, shares his thoughts on the centrality of technology and the disciplines of innovation in shaping the insurance enterprise of the future.
Getting Closer
Insurance company CEOs might not yet know as much about technology as their technology officers might hope, but they know they need to be informed -- and so do the boards that evaluate their performance.
Making Things Easier
By keeping it simple, Kent Cannon drives IT to facilitate business growth at Beneficial Financial Group.
Running a Tight Ship
Mark Schwarzmann's up-front discipline improves the technology process and drives the use of standards at Ameriprise Financial.
Crossing the Bridge
Elizabeth Haar's technology-driven business strategy led to Accident Fund Insurance's e-business model solution and national expansion.
Real-Time Vision
Dan Carmichael's career-long interest in technology standards culminated in a successful corporate turnaround at Ohio Casualty.
Leadership, Vision and Collaboration:
Insurance & Technology's Tech-Savvy CEOs 2006
A Winding Road to Success
To manage an influx of claims processing documents for its TRICARE division, Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance selected Cincom Intelligent Document Solutions.
Providing Flexibility
Princeton eCom's credit card option eases collections for Selective Insurance Group agents.
Building a Foundation
BCBSM works toward a statewide electronic health record system.
Alliances and Partnerships
AgencyPort Joins Forces With ProxixChoicePoint Acquires ELIOSFiserv Buys Wolters' Insurance AssetsSunGard Taps DatawareMSB Turns New CornerstoneSymantec Partners With OrchestriaCastle Teams With e2Value
The Amazing Race
Hartford Life's Group Benefits Division completes rapid "core conversion" of acquired CNA on time and within budget.
Kyobo Outsources IT to IBM
Alocal-market-oriented company with an IT infrastructure designed and operated by a local business cannot support global expansion, which is why Seoul, Korea-based Kyobo Life Insurance ($35.5 billion in total assets) has signed a 10-year IT services outsourcing agreement with IBM (Armonk, N.Y.) worth $340 million.
Contracts
Safeco Selects FSCUnitrin Taps SASPhoenix Life Chooses CSCDuck Creek, WEA Deal BCBSF Taps LogicManager
Opting In or Out?
As the optional federal charter for insurers hits the Senate floor, industry leaders weigh cost savings and enhanced competition against possible risks to carriers -- and policyholders.
Walking the Walk
Sometimes you don't know that a revolution has occurred until after the fact.
Unitrin Business Insurance
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Companion Property & Casualty
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Ohio Mutual Insurance
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Co-operative Insurance
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CSC's CTO on Practicing What CSC Preaches
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