Missouri Employers Mutual Adds Guidewire Policy Admin and Billing Services
8/31/2010The company adds Insurance Suite components PolicyCenter and BillingCenter to its existing deployment of ClaimCenter.
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posted in August 2010
posted in August 2010
The company adds Insurance Suite components PolicyCenter and BillingCenter to its existing deployment of ClaimCenter.
USAA Selects Honk For Social Initiative
8/31/2010The San Francisco-based company will allow USAA customers to read and write vehicle reviews when using the carrier's car buying service.
HealthInfoNet Selects Health Language as Technology Partner for Maine Information Exchange
8/30/2010The exchange is moving from a two-year pilot to a full-state implementation.
Dallas National Insurance to Implement Maximum Processing's Stingray System
8/30/2010The carrier noted earlier this month it would transition to a new policy admin platform.
Ebix Acquires A.D.A.M. in $66 Million Deal
8/30/2010The companies say they expect to become an leading health information and services exchange player post-merger.
Futurity First's New CIO Looking at Web Services
8/29/2010Futurity First CIO Keith Raymond says shoring up the company's web presence is one of his top goals.
Vienna Insurance Manages SAP Implementation with CAST
8/29/2010Vienna Insurance Group uses an application intelligence program from CAST to manage an ever-growing team of developers and the code they create.
MarketStance Launches New Web site
8/27/2010The new site offers "seamless integration" with the existing suite of MarketStance Online products, the company says.
Crawford, CEI Partner on Managed Repair Programs
8/27/2010A major goal of the partnership is to increase policyholder retention for smaller insurance clients, the companies say.
KnightBrook, Beazley Sign Unirisx
8/27/2010The provider of software-as-a-service policy, claims and billing platforms adds one American and one British client.
TriZetto Acquires BPO Company Tela Sourcing
8/26/2010The company cited healthcare reform as a driver in its strategic decision to acquire Tela, which specializes in that industry segment.
PWC Nabs Diamond Management & Technology Consultants in $378 Million Deal
8/25/2010Alfa Mutual Leverages Cover-All Relationship for Church Product
8/25/2010Alfa used Cover-All's NexGen Custom Product Framework to develop the product, which combines liability and property coverage for churches in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.
APWU Health Plan Implements Eldorado Admin Platform
8/25/2010Javelina will help the health plan, which serves 84,000 current and former postal workers and their families, administer claims and benefits, according to a release.
American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual Deploys Content Management Products from Interactive Intelligence
8/24/2010The company is scanning and indexing about 10,000 files per week with AcroSoft Documents and AcroSoft ScanPlus, it says.
Humana Brings E-Prescriptions to its Home State
8/23/2010The implementation of Availity's CarePrescribe in Kentucky follows its use in Florida and Texas.
State Farm Strives to Cover All Mobile Bases
8/23/2010Patty Gaumond, assistant VP of enterprise Internet solutions for State Farm, discusses what drives the P&C carrier's mobile strategy.
Midwest Employers Casualty Releases Safety Suite
8/23/2010The platform is an online library of OSHA and safety resources, as well as training and online programs.
Tablet Competition Good for Insurers
8/20/2010I don't have an iPad, and I don't have the patience to just go to one of New York's always-crowded Apple stores just to mess around with one that often. So, when I see someone using the device, I always find myself craning my neck to see what nifty thing that user is doing.
Dallas National Insurance Selects 4Sight Business Intelligence
8/20/2010The P&C carrier is using the vendor's platform while it transitions to a new policy administration suite, according to a release.
Argo Group Names Fleischer E&S Segment Chief Underwriting Officer
8/19/2010The veteran of ACE and Chubb Group will work in the company's Atlanta office.
Northwestern Mutual Launches Web Site for Physicians and Dentists
8/19/2010The goal of the DI Knowledge Center is to promote understanding of disability income insurance, the company says.
State Farm Mobile Widget Texts On Drivers' Behalf
8/19/2010The Android-only extension to the Pocket Agent application allows users to concentrate on the road instead of incoming texts, the company says.
Japan's Taiyo Life Insurance Implements IBM for Cloud Initiative
8/19/2010The Japan-based insurer, along with its technology partner T&D Information Systems, is also working on an outsourcing program.
Insurance Australia Group Selects Guidewire for Claims Management
8/19/2010The Australian insurer will first deploy ClaimCenter in a division responsible for commercial, liability and personal insurance claims.
SeeChange Taps HealthEdge for Claims, Benefits Admin
8/19/2010The company cited ease of configuration and speed-to-market potential as reasons behind adopting HealthEdge's HealthRules platform.
Storebrand Taps Ariba for Cloud Services
8/18/2010The Nordic life and health insurer is using Ariba Commerce Cloud to manage its internal purchasing initiatives.
MassMutual Opens Retirement Plan Online Portal
8/18/2010The site is demonstrates how the company's offerings work for interested advisors and sponsors.
Insurers Take Lead in EHR Implementation
8/18/2010With guidelines for meaningful use of electronic health records established, health insurers are offering financial and other incentives to drive provider adoption of the technologies.
HP Acquires Fortify
8/17/2010The companies will continue to develop a security analysis technology, according to a release.
Crivella West Launches BP Claims System
8/17/2010The vendor worked with Gulf-area attorneys on the platform, which it says expedites claim preparation and filing.
Geico Expands Glove Box App to Android, iPad
8/17/2010The iPad version is redesigned to take advantage of the tablet's larger screen.
Capario Updates Portal, its Revenue Cycle Management Application
8/16/2010The new version helps streamline pass-through rates and speed up the revenue cycle, the company says.
PURE Launches E-Delivery for Policy and Billing with OneShield
8/16/2010The carrier integrated a third-party delivery application with its OneShield Dragon policy management platform that sends documents securely to customers' existing e-mail addresses.
Main Street America Names New SVP for Product Operations
8/16/2010Steve Peeters, former president and COO of Zurich Insurance Services, who has been with Main Street America as head of commercial lines since February, will lead the product operations unit.
HP Snags $200 Million Medicare Claims Contract
8/16/2010HP Enterprise Services will provide application services to improve Medicare Part B claims processing, the company said in a statement.
What's Going On Over At BP?
8/13/2010I reported last month on the tangled web of regulations and stakeholders in the BP case, and it doesn't seem to be getting any easier for the excoriated oil company to manage the claims against it.
El Paso First Health Plans Uses TriZetto for Compliance
8/13/2010The company implemented TriZetto's Advantage 10 Compliance Plus service when it faced looming deadlines for 5010 and ICD-10 compliance.
Scottsdale Insurance Company Licenses Vertafore PolicyIssuance
8/13/2010The Nationwide subsidiary, which deals in excess and surplus and specialty lines, selected the platform for its efficiency, according to a statement.
Parsing Cisco CEO's Comments for State of Tech Investment
8/12/2010The spotlight has been on Cisco today, as it reported an increase of 79% of net income - but its CEO offered a take on the economy, and its potential impact on tech investment, which investors and observers have taken gloomily.
TargetSafety's PreventionLink Exposure Manager Automates Risk Data Collection
8/12/2010The software automates the entire data collection process in a centralized, easy-to-use platform that increases data accuracy, the company claims.
Xactware Updates Estimation Software
8/12/2010In addition to updates to its core product, the Professional edition includes new mobile capabilities for BlackBerry users.
TriZetto Releases Value-Based Benefits Solution
8/11/2010The platform leverages the company’s Facets and QNXT enterprise administration systems to customize benefits and provide incentives for individual members based on their health status, chronic conditions, and health and wellness activity, the company says.
Main Street America Awards Capgemini Application Services Contract
8/10/2010Capgemini's Rightshore will help manage an upgrade of Guidewire's ClaimCenter.
Highmark Rolls Out iPhone App
8/10/2010Plan members can find nearby participating Highmark medical facilities and health care providers, such as hospitals, urgent care facilities, retail clinics and pharmacies, with the app.
Ameritas Group Launches Social Media Sites
8/10/2010The life insurer has launched a a microsite, blog, Facebook fan page, Twitter feed and LinkedIn page.
Benefitfocus Buys Benefit Informatics
8/10/2010The target company provides analytics and plan modeling services.
IBM Acquires Datacap
8/10/2010In a release, IBM noted how its new subsidiary's technology can help organizations reach legislated records modernization goals.
EHealth Ontario Inks CGI for Diabetes Portal
8/9/2010The goal of the is faster diagnoses, more effective treatment and improved management for Ontarians living with diabetes, the agency and company say.
Humana, Athenahealth Partner to Spur EHR Adoption
8/9/2010The health insurer joins a growing list of peers providing financial or other incentives to providers to adopt electronic health records.
John Hancock Annuities Pushes E-Delivery
8/9/2010The company is making available for the first time account statements and confirmations in a move to reduce paper waste.
WellPoint Providing Financing for Health IT
8/6/2010The company hopes that favorable interest rates on loans and other financial incentives will ease adoption of technology among rural hospitals and other providers.
UnitedHealth Deploying EHR Technology with Providers
8/6/2010The company says its goal is to help health care providers meet the final Meaningful Use requirements for electronic health records.
Towers Watson Releases Modeling Suite For Life, Annuities
8/5/2010MoSes U.S. Life Modeling Suite is meant to help life and annuities providers manage new regulatory requirements, such as Actuarial Guideline 43 and C3 Phase III, the company says.
Progressive Changes Telematics Program Name, Offers in S.D.
8/5/2010The company is changing the name of the program, which offers a device that wirelessly transmits driving information for discounts, from My Rate to Progressive Snapshot Discount.
Plymouth Rock Names Mitchell Claims Solutions Provider
8/4/2010The group of auto and homeowners insurers noted ease of intergration among the reasons for selecting Mitchell's WorkCenter platform.
ITA Partners Launches Cancer Treatment Library
8/4/2010Insurers can use the technology to determine whether a treatment option matches the policy, according to the company.
Foresters Picks MajescoMastek to Revamp Infrastructure
8/4/2010The vendor will take the lead in a wide-ranging IT restructuring, starting with policy acquisition and inforce maintenance.
1st Guard Adds DocuSign Electric Signature Capabilities
8/3/2010The truck insurance operator says allowing its mobile customer base to handle signatures online will help business.
Swiss Re Inks 10-Year BPO Contract Extension With CSC
8/3/2010New features of CSC’s CyberLife, Customer Service Accelerator and Claims Management Accelerator software will be incorporated into Admin Re under the terms of the agreement.
Capital BlueCross Launches Online Provider Comparison Tool
8/3/2010The capability helps policyholders research cost, location and other information for procedures.
PHRs Gain Popularity Among Insurers
8/2/2010Health insurers are looking to consumer-directed online personal health records as a way to encourage members and providers to share updated healthcare information.
ISoftStone, SunGard Partner for Asia-Pacific Delivery
8/2/2010The vendors will jointly offer IT services to clients in the finance services and insurance industries in China and across the Asia-Pacific region, in conjunction with the deployment of SunGard's iWorks platform, they say in a statement.
American General Life Launches Producer Web Interface
8/2/2010The life insurance division of AIG opened the "I've Got A Client" site to help its employees identify products that fit consumers' needs, the company says.
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