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Insurance & Technology September 16, 2005 Phil Britt |
Ounce of Prevention Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is providing system physicians with the ability to prescribe medicines electronically, which should improve safety and efficiency.  |
Insurance & Technology September 16, 2005 |
SOA Score AAA Carolinas announced that it had achieved a return on its service-oriented architecture (SOA) investment in less than two months, based on reduced policy processing time, lowered document handling costs, and a customer acquisition and retention spike of 60%.  |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Mann & Hanson |
Prepare for Your Insurance to Triple Money is difficult to talk about in the wake of a disaster, but insurance companies aren't evil for not wanting to pay more than their fair share. Any attempt to make them pay for damages for which they're not contracted will have disastrous consequences.  |
The Motley Fool September 13, 2005 M.D. Mitchell |
An XL-ent Value? Katrina took its toll, but leading provider of insurance and reinsurance XL Capital still might be a good deal. No one knows for sure. But with a forward P/E of less than 7, it may be riskier not to invest in XL.  |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Bill Mann |
Insurance Disaster Scenario: Meet Stan Insurance companies that made it through the storm of the century intact might not survive a second blow. It's one area of investment where gambling on marginal players carries substantially higher levels of risk.  |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Chris O'Leary |
The Trouble With Annuities For registered reps, annuities, one of the most lucrative and complex items in an advisor's repertoire, can appear to be a cure-all for clients. Clients seem to love them, because of the guaranteed income -- even if they don't understand them.  |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Janet C. Arrowood |
Calling in a Specialist For reps wishing to sell more insurance, there is an option: leaning more heavily on an insurance specialist. Insurance is something that most clients need, and by supplying them with it, the advisor is fulfilling the most important part of his calling.  |
CFO September 1, 2005 Russ Banham |
Seeing No Evil The contingent-commission scandal has called into question long-standing insurance practices. But corporate risk managers share the blame.  |
Managed Care August 2005 Maureen Glabman |
12 DM Trends You Should Know About The government joins health plans, providers, employers, and pharmaceutical companies in seeking to establish disease management's value  |
Managed Care August 2005 Neil Versel |
Can a Health Plan's Free EMR 'Lite' Be Useful to Doctors & Hospitals? Insurers may not need to look any further than existing claims data to build useful payer-based electronic medical records.  |
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