There is no doubt that the agency business has its ups and downs. But for the champion in National Underwriter's inaugural "P&C Agency Technology Achievement Award" program--conducted in partnership
Once filled with people doing important work, offices have changed as mobile computing power has enabled workers to upload and download valuable data from remote locations. Branch offices have lost so
Many companies pride themselves on the level of service they provide to their customers. During the course of our work with some of those companies, we often conduct surveys of current and past custom
"Some people are just in denial, saying rates are only off 5 percent, which is frankly disingenuous," he noted. "Others are saying it's the end of the world. It's not that either. The market is not
Data is a foundation element for insurance carriers, but an inability to extract useful information from it made its value somewhat overrated. Today, though, thanks to a combination of data tools and
Welcome back: Part I of this article appeared in last month's issue. To recap, the first five technology trends were going "green" (some clients are highly motivated by "green" ways of doing business); telepresence (webinars, live chat, webcams,
Experience in this field suggests that fraudulent practices in the area of procurement are more prevalent than most senior managers believe--and that the amounts involved are larger than might be
These challenges to the detection and investigation of procurement fraud are further exacerbated by many corporations' ineffectiveness in establishing sound fraud management processes, despite signifi