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Vendors Partner to Support Annuity eSignature Pilot

EbixExchange and SIGNiX, both Web-based technology providers, have partnered to enable brokerage firms to fully automate processing of annuities.

Hartford, Forced to Trim Jobs, Eyes Global Growth

Ken McCarthy
Although Hartford says it will cut 500 jobs this month, it plans to introduce two variable annuities in Germany in the first quarter and is considering expanding further in Europe and Asia.

Do Life Insurers Need Resuscitation?

By Alex Vorro
A new report from TowerGroup examines the profitability of the life insurance industry in the wake of the current financial crisis.

NAVA Message Testing Service Looks to Ensure Compliance, Standards

The retirement solutions association new service is designed to provide implementers of the STP Standards Initiative with an easy-to-use tool to expedite the testing of electronic data messages against a neutral, standard reference system.

Data Collection Underway for 2009 Vanguards in Insurance Practices

Insurer voting is in progress as Insurance Networking News and Celent partner on INN’s 3rd annual ranking of tech solution providers.

Industry Adapts to Data-centric Age

By Bill Kenealy
At INN's Insurance Business Analytics conference last week, insurers weighed how to best wield some powerful new tools at their disposal.

Financial Shockwaves Driving Business Change

By Carrie Burns
TowerGroup points to economic, market and regulatory volatility as the No. 1 business driver for financial institutions.

Survey: Administrative Efficiency is Top Business Need for Insurers

Survey results from Fiserv Insurance Solutions also reveal that the top three most important technologies for insurers are service-oriented architecture, business process management and data accessibility layer technology.

Auto Insurance Rates Continues to Rise

Insurance.com’s RateWatch for Car Insurance found that the lowest car insurance quotes, on average, were up 3% over the previous quarter.

Most Agent-Friendly Insurers Identified

A new survey ranks 250 insurers according to ease of doing business.

Consumers Looking to Web for Health Insurance Guidance

By Bill Kenealy
A new study from Norvax Inc. says that while many consumers look, few buy health insurance online.

Big I Study: Agents Holding Firm

Agencies continue to cautiously grow despite shaky economy.

Can the Insurance Community Pull its Head out of the Sand?

By Pat Speer
Insurers that do not innovate will not realize success until they fully recognize, embrace and apply innovation to a “customer is king” approach.

Carriers Constrained by Product Customization

By Bill Kenealy
A new Celent report says countless variations of administrative forms can exact a heavy cost on insurers’ bottom lines.

Life Sites Nudging [Slowly] Forward

By Pat Speer
Consumers boost ratings of life insurers’ Web sites slightly, but ranking is still below the overall cross-industry benchmark.

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