All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 25 2011 // The number of independent agents using real-time upload increased 16 percentage points from 2009 to 2011, says a new industry study.In IVANS’ 2009 Insurance Agents, Carriers & Technology Survey, only 36 percent...
May 16 2011 // Economic risk is the greatest threat today’s business leaders face, followed by legislative and regulatory changes and increased competition.Business leaders across the globe also emphasized the need to innovate,...
May 12 2011 // Insurance Journal & Epic-Premier Present a Free Webcast:May 12, 2011 – Join us as we demonstrate the advantages and benefits of the advanced technology in ConceptOne™, the Enterprise Management Solution...
May 10 2011 // Barney & Barney has added Michael Grant to the Commercial Division of its Orange County, Calif., office. Grant, who will serve as a director of the Technology Practice, brings 17 years of insurance experience to the...
May 2 2011 // Economic risk is the greatest threat today’s business leaders face, followed by legislative and regulatory changes and increased competition.Business leaders across the globe also emphasized the need to innovate,...
Apr 29 2011 // More than a quarter of large U.S. based businesses are experiencing disruptions to their supply chains or contingent business interruptions as a result of the March earthquake in Japan, says a new report.A new Greenwich...
Apr 22 2011 // Lockton has announced the launch of a package of risk management solutions called “Enterprise Disruption Contingency Insurance designed to help companies cope with previously ‘uninsurable’...
Apr 19 2011 // Lockton is launching a package of risk management solutions called Enterprise Disruption Contingency Insurance designed to help companies cope with previously “uninsurable” risks.Lockton’s Enterprise...
Apr 18 2011 // Backed by government policy and growing public support, demand for technology that is both clean and sustainable has increased substantially in the United States, Europe, Asia and other parts of the world over the last...
Apr 14 2011 // After staying home on April 11 and 12, students at Trillium Charter School in Portland returned to class on the 13th after a dispute over insurance caused the school to cancel classes.The Oregonian reports the K-12 school...
Apr 4 2011 // The technology exists to prevent many bus crashes and to make it more likely passengers will survive those that do occur, but government regulators have failed to implement safety recommendations that in some case stretch...
Apr 4 2011 // Backed by government policy and growing public support, demand for technology that is both clean and sustainable has increased substantially in the United States, Europe, Asia and other parts of the world over the last...
Apr 1 2011 // The following is a synopsis of the subjects for a debate on climate change and the proposals made at the Cancun summit last December.LONG-TERM ACTION ON EMISSIONS The accord “recognizes that deep cuts in global...
Mar 31 2011 // Insurance technology company Applied Systems has acquired Artizan Internet Services, a provider of Web-based and outsourced customer service and claims technology for property/casualty insurance agencies wanting to offer...
Mar 22 2011 // Just over a week after the massive earthquake hit the sprawling Texas Instruments chip plant here, a gardener is reworking the Japanese garden in an inner courtyard of the office tower attached to the plant.The garden is a...
Mar 18 2011 // The constant innovation indigenous to the technology industry may make the idea of risk management seem difficult and sometimes impossible. While challenging, tackling technology risk is not all that different than...
Mar 18 2011 // A bulletin from Marsh warns that “organizations need to prepare for the possibility of an extended disruption to global supply chains resulting from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Thousands of multinational...
Mar 18 2011 // We have spent the past several weeks discussing Best Practices – Standards, Procedures and Workflows. I know, you say:“My staff already knows how to use the agency management system. We have this new document...
Mar 7 2011 // During my 30-plus years as the owner of one of the largest independent insurance agencies in Texas, I’ve been a stalwart champion for professional education. As an industry, our success is rooted in our commitment to...
Mar 7 2011 // Late last year, Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, filed a lawsuit over alleged patent infringement against some of the biggest names in technology, including Facebook, Google and Apple. For some, the lawsuit may appear...