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Pacific Life Announces Fifteen Officer Promotions to Assistant Vice President

Pacific Life Insurance Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James T. Morris recently announced fifteen officer promotions to assistant vice president. David Chang to assistant vice president, Risk Management, Retirement Solutions Division. Mr. Chang joined Pacific Life in 1998 as a business service representative.

Guidewire Software Announces Guidewire BillingCenter 3.0

BillingCenter 3.0 brings enhanced billing and payment flexibility for all P&C lines of business. Guidewire Software®, a leading provider of flexible core systems to property/casualty insurers, today announced the availability of Guidewire BillingCenter® 3.0, the latest version of its comprehensive billing system for all lines of property/casualty insurance.

Atlas Selects Duck Creek Policy Administration and Billing

> Duck Creek Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for the insurance industry, announced it signed an agreement with Atlas General Insurance Services for Duck Creek Policy Administration, Duck Creek Templates for Workers’ Compensation insurance and Duck Creek Billing.

Progressive Launches Social Responsibility Web Site

People Can Now Easily See Car Insurance Group’s Efforts on Sustainability, Community Involvement and More. Car insurance group Progressive is now formally reporting on its social responsibility efforts with a new Web site called “Progressive Together,” accessible at progressive.com/socialresponsibility.

Easier Said Than Done

The Internet Age has agents demanding better technology capabilities from insurance companies, but creating a user-friendly online experience has not been among carriers’ traditional strengths. It’s a pesky thing, that Internet. Agents used to accept certain inconveniences, such as frequently reentering data, when dealing with their insurance carrier partners.

EHSI: Study Says New Technology Forcing Higher Medical Costs

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. reflected on a new Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation www.kff.org study that reports that the relentless progression of new and expensive medical technology, combined with entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid, further compounded by an aging population, have created a “perfect storm” of costs that will consume well over half of all federal spending b…

CIGNA Invests $150,000 in Tennessee Electronic Medical Records Initiative

Funding To Support an eHealth Network for Improving Health And Reducing Health Costs. CIGNA has contributed $150,000 to the Middle Tennessee eHealth Connect toward its work to develop a regional health information organization for exchanging electronic medical records to help improve health care quality and reduce costs.