Recent Articles
July 28, 2010 - By ROBERT REGIS HYLE
Summer means it’s time for another hurricane season....
July 15, 2010 - By ROBERT REGIS HYLE
The issue of enterprise content management has been kicked around home offices for years and there remains a significant number of insurance carriers that have chosen to delay implementing such a system....
July 14, 2010 - By STAFF WRITER
The impact is a positive one despite the outright effects on some carriers.
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July 13, 2010 - By STAFF WRITER
Insurance companies will be facing a different marketplace post-financial crisis than the marketplace that existed before the crisis. ...
July 12, 2010 - By ROBERT REGIS HYLE
The marketplace for vendor partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions remains very active, according to George Grieve, CEO of CastleBay Consulting....
July 06, 2010 - By ROBERT REGIS HYLE
At one time, growing the insurance business was all about selling more policies, but it’s become more complicated with multiple distribution channels, customer retention issues, and investment strategies. ...
July 06, 2010 - By STAFF WRITER
Interestingly, retaining talent is not a top conversation issue for CIOs here in Europe. ...
June 30, 2010 - By STAFF WRITER
The only sites I currently use are LinkedIn and Plaxo. ...
June 28, 2010 - By STAFF WRITER
Insurers and independent agents may not like the direction distribution channels have taken of late,but both carriers and agents need to realize the push toward the direct channel is coming from consumers. ...
June 23, 2010 - By STAFF WRITER
After selecting a new software system that aligns with an evolving corporate strategy, insurers are often faced with huge change-management issues....
June 22, 2010 - By KIMBERLY HARRIS-FERRANTE
Property and casualty insurers must innovate to stay relevant to customers, improve profitability and transition into a business model that can shift with future market changes. ...
June 16, 2010 - By STAFF WRITER
It’s hard to say because most companies are addressing both constituencies with their IT investments. ...
June 10, 2010 - By ROBERT REGIS HYLE
Craig Lowenthal has a few goals in place as he begins his 12-month term as president of IASA, but it’s a second title—specifically, volunteer evangelist—that he plans to present to the membership when he addresses it this morning....
June 10, 2010 - By ROBERT REGIS HYLE
Volunteerism always is critical to IASA, stresses Joe Pomilia, executive director....
June 10, 2010 - By MICHAEL P. VOELKER
Lean budgets are now the new reality, according to Rod Travers, and that’s the biggest challenge for insurers in today’s environment. ...
June 10, 2010 - By MICHAEL P. VOELKER
How much thought did you give to putting on your shoes and socks today? Chances are, not much. ...
June 10, 2010 - By MICHAEL P. VOELKER
For insurers, enterprise risk management (ERM) often starts as a compliance-driven initiative. ...
June 10, 2010 - By MICHAEL P. VOELKER
Combine complex regulations, competing objectives, and a new political climate with insurers’ need to create new and innovative products to stay competitive, and the result is an environment that raises many questions for how risk transfer is assessed. ...
June 10, 2010 - By CRAIG S. LOWENTHAL
These days, in spite of technological gadgets and advancements that are supposed to save us time, it is hard to find even a moment to reflect on your own career. ...
June 10, 2010 - By STAFF WRITER
By my reckoning, it’s predictive analytics that can help insurers both save money and make money....
June 09, 2010 - By ROBERT REGIS HYLE
IASA never has been afraid of tackling major initiatives, according to executive director Joe Pomilia. ...
June 09, 2010 - By ROBERT REGIS HYLE
Joe Pomilia doesn’t imply his organization has been at the forefront of social media, but he does remind members IASA has worked for years to find better ways for members to connect with each other....
June 09, 2010 - By ROBERT REGIS HYLE
If you’re not happy with your career—or, for that matter, any area of your life—Larry Winget has a message for you: Quit whining, because it’s your fault....
June 09, 2010 - By ROBERT REGIS HYLE
Participants in the CFO Roundtable today will take away insights from industry leaders on the state of the economy and insurance industry issues that affect the daily work of CFOs....
June 09, 2010 - By ROBERT REGIS HYLE
Chief technology officers will be recognized at the newly renamed CIO/CTO Roundtable....