Recently added articles from Insurance Networking News: Executive Strategies for Technology Management:
Finding the Guts of ERM; Key processes and underlying technologies enable the insurance industry's drive for enterprise risk management.(Vantage Point - Guest commentary from industry sources)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Sinn With ratings organizations integrating enterprise risk management (ERM) into their credit assessment determinations, sound ERM practices are becoming fundamental to the financial well-being and strategic competitive position of insurers. But ERM is more than ...
Industry Embraces 2.0; Insurers that do not map a comprehensive strategy will be at a competitive disadvantage.(Counterpoint - Guest editorialists who challenge conventional wisdom)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: Srini Venkatasantham Enterprises worldwide are working to understand and capitalize on the potential of Web 2.0 to cost-effectively support and extend internal and outward-facing initiatives - from sales and marketing efforts to corporate learning and employee ...
Who's Buying What; Recent deals for technology software and services.(News)
Nov 01, 2009 ... BERKSHIRE HOMESTATE LIVE WITH POLICY ADMINISTRATION Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. (BHHC), a group of six regional insurance carriers that are part of the Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group, launched the second phase of its implementation of a policy ...
Agencies Need Technology; A new report that surveys agents and vendors reveals that technology is positioned to support agents' growth.(Insurancenetworking.com - The most popular content on INN's Web site)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: Carrie Burns Every type of organization within the insurance agency marketplace currently faces tough challenges. Insurers are figuring out how to manage through the changing distribution channels, agencies are learning new technology and vendors are fighting it out with ...
Fraud Screening: The Hunt for Suspicious Data; Hard economic times are invariably busy ones for the foes of insurance fraud. Incorporating more unstructured data, carriers are fine-tuning predictive analytics for fraud detection.(Cover Story/Fraud Technologies)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Kenealy Fraud detection is Basic to insurance operations, and never more so than during a down economy. In addition to ongoing efforts to ferret out organized fraud rings, carriers need to be on the lookout for increased instances of soft fraud, as debt-ridden and ...