All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 5 2005 // According to conventional wisdom, 2004 was the first year in the past 16 where insurers finally broke through and made an underwriting profit on commercial lines auto. The breakthrough came after a year, 2003, which saw...
Dec 4 2005 // According to conventional wisdom, 2004 was the first year in the past 16 where insurers finally broke through and made an underwriting profit on commercial lines auto. The breakthrough came after a year, 2003, which saw...
Nov 21 2005 // Before you can finish saying “Beam me up, Scotty,” chances are a tiny transmitter is bouncing a signal off a satellite somewhere in space, indicating that your insured’s taxi is stowed in the hold of a...
Nov 20 2005 // AutosHi-Tech Gadgets Help Curb Losses Vendors of these types of high tech products strive to convince the insurance industry, and businesses that purchase commercial auto insurance for a wide variety of vehicles, that they...
Nov 7 2005 // Technology and Information Risk Infect Traditional BusinessesFollowing the “burst” of the dot-com bubble in 2001, business consumers of information technology have become more demanding of the technology...
Nov 7 2005 // Key findings in the Fulbright & Jaworski 2005 Litigation Trends Survey:1) Litigation Dockets — Eighty-seven percent of U.S. companies are engaged in some form of litigation in the U.S. Twenty percent had one to...
Nov 6 2005 // Following the “burst” of the dot-com bubble in 2001, business consumers of information technology have become more demanding of the technology resources, services and products they use. Information management,...
Nov 6 2005 // 1970s Information can be stored and automated. IBM mainframes become widely accessible.1980s Information is a cost of doing business. IT becomes a new cost center in “Corporate America.” 1990s Information is a...
Nov 2 2005 // BearingPoint Inc., a global management and technology consulting firm, announced the results of a global research study showing that insurance companies that implement key automation technology can reduce costs by as much...
Oct 25 2005 // The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has compiled a series of best practices to help carriers, vendors, user groups and agent associations convince independent agencies and brokers to implement new workflows and...
Oct 5 2005 // While property/casualty industry expects insured losses from Hurricane Katrina to reach a record high of $34.4 billion, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America says insurers will weather the storm of more...
Sep 28 2005 // SUNZ Insurance Company of St. Petersburg, Fla. has selected Delphi Technology Inc.’s OASIS ASP system to manage its workers’ compensation line and help it provide insurance products and services to professional...
Sep 27 2005 // The deadline to register online has been extended to Sept. 30 for the Florida Independent Insurance Agents Management and Automation Training Seminar and Exhibit. The seminar and exhibit will be held by FAIA Oct. 16 to 18...
Sep 19 2005 // WellPoint, Inc. announced a series of leadership appointments, effective September 1, 2005, including naming Marjorie W. Dorr to the post of executive vice president and chief strategy officer.“As chief strategy...
Sep 16 2005 // The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled over the past 35 years, even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped since the 1990s, according to a study by researchers at the Georgia...
Sep 6 2005 // A bonding company claims Phoenix didn’t have a proper basis to terminate a California firm that was building a $105 million sewer plant.That assessment could be a multimillion-dollar blow to Phoenix and four other...
Sep 6 2005 // AmerUs Group Co. named Michael D. Boltz, 47, as executive vice president and chief information officer. Boltz will manage the company’s information technology division which supports the holding company, life...
Sep 1 2005 // A line-up of expert management and technology speakers have been announced by the Florida Association of Insurance Agent’s Management and Automation Training Seminar, “MATS 2005,” taking place Oct. 16 to...
Aug 31 2005 // Westfield Group, Westfield Center, Ohio, recently named Edward Largent as chief technology officer in charge of the company’s information technology team. Throughout his 19-year career, Largent has held various...
Aug 29 2005 // NOVATO, Calif. – Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company is now offering agents in the state of Texas the use of eTurborater, an online application that promotes the quick retrieval of homeowners insurance rates....