Salina, Kan., city officials said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's new floodplain map is just plain wrong and they will consider appealing the floodplain maps for the south part of …
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Iowa's largest health insurance provider will delay a planned premium increase after Gov. Chet Culver raised questions about the higher rates to the state insurance commissioner.
Culver sent a …
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Oklahoma motorists who drive without insurance could have their vehicles impounded under a bill approved in the Oklahoma House.
The House voted 87-8 for House Bill 2331 by Rep. Steve Martin, a …
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A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to 'D' (Poor) from C+ (Marginal) and issuer credit rating to "c" from "b-" of Michigan-based American Community Mutual Insurance Company. …
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Pittsburgh-based Iroquois Mid-Atlantic has hired Kurt Keller to help the agency network further expand its presence in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Keller served previously as an …
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The chance of a significant earthquake rocking the Reno-Sparks, Nev., area over the next half century is on the rise, with a 67 percent likelihood a magnitude 6.0 will strike within 31 miles by …
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Homeowners Choice Inc., a Florida-based homeowners' insurer, reported a profitable fourth quarter and year 2009.
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $807,000, compared to net income of …
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Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based LaBarre/Oksnee insurance brokers announced that it has promoted Jeff Leane to the newly created vice president of sales position. Leane is charged with leading the …
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I agree; this is one of the biggest trends we have seen in insurance over the last 2 years. Insurers are looking to provide access for business users to make systematic changes that were traditionally held on to by IT. In our world this is everything from changing business rules, developing new workflow processes, integrating with core systems and developing automated customer correspondence.
This not only is changing what insurers are looking for out of modern technologies, but lends insight into the changing buying patterns of the new technology consumer. Vendors must begin to address this need, as self-service and business user configurability will continue to grow. The faster an insurer can make changes to technology the faster they can adapt to changing business conditions and new product offerings.
Excellent post Mike!
Eric
Hyland Software, Inc.
North Carolina officials report that a Wilson woman has been arrested for allegedly staging a robbery to collect insurance money.
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of …
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