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Eliminating the paperchase

Eliminating the paperchase

In the current economic climate, dematerialisation of documents stands out as an innovative solution to assist insurers and other large companies reduce costs. Cryptolog’s Marie Wattez provides insight into the document dematerialisation process and industry trends towards eliminating the great paper-chase

Eliminating the paperchase

Eliminating the paperchase

In the current economic climate, dematerialisation of documents stands out as an innovative solution to assist insurers and other large companies reduce costs. Cryptolog’s Marie Wattez provides insight into the document dematerialisation process and industry trends towards eliminating the great paper-chase

Tech giants power predictive analytics

Tech giants power predictive analytics

Two of the most significant players in the global technology market, US-based Accenture and SAS Institute have joined forces to develop what they term the “next-generation” of predictive analytics solutions.

Tech giants power predictive analytics

Tech giants power predictive analytics

Two of the most significant players in the global technology market, US-based Accenture and SAS Institute have joined forces to develop what they term the “next-generation” of predictive analytics solutions.

US individual life activity sustains recovery in January

US individual life activity sustains recovery in January

US life insurers will be heartened by MIB Solutions’ release of individually underwritten life market data for January 2010, which reveals a continuation of the recovery in activity which first became evident in mid-2009.

Savings culture resurfaces in the US

Savings culture resurfaces in the US

For most of the past two decades the US has been a nation of spendthrifts, almost totally abandoning personal savings in the process. Shocked into reality by the 2008-2009 economic crisis, Americans have regained the savings ethic, a shift Allianz’s chief economist sees as permanent.

Battle lines drawn in the US

Battle lines drawn in the US

A call by the American Council of Life Insurers for a ban on life settlement securitisation has met with vigorous opposition from the life settlement industry and the Insurance Studies Institute. As matters now stand, the council will be hard-pressed to refute arguments put forward by securitisation proponents.

Singapore recovery still on track

Singapore recovery still on track

Singapore’s life insurance industry consolidated its recovery in the fourth quarter of 2009 with premium income more than doubling compared with the final quarter of 2008 to S$2.1 billion ($1.5 billion) reveals data from the Life Insurance Association (LIA).

News digest

News digest

Worldwide news coverage of the life insurance industry in the past month.

Insurers turning to technology for solutions

Insurers turning to technology for solutions

Business analytics and intelligence will have a big impact on insurance and financial services companies over the next five years, 80% of insurance information technology executives told LIMRA for its Tech Quake: Predicting the Global Impact of Technology report


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