Tag: social media

Webby award nomination for site with best creative professional insurance technology goes to Esurance

H. Cutner
insurance technology

The award goes too… The nominations for the 16th Annual Webby Awards for the insurers that have shown to be the best examples of insurance technology, creativity, and professional progress, and Esurance has been named among those that may take the coveted prize for Best Insurance Website. The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) focus on acknowledging the best sites available on the World Wide Web. They are designed to recognize those websites that are driving the Web forward in unique and important…

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Facebook clashes with employers over passwords and user accounts

Marc

Facebook is a majorly successful social network. Hundreds of thousands of people use the network each day to share information with their friends and participate in various online communities. The network is also popular amongst businesses, though not in the same way as it is with consumers. To many businesses, Facebook is a tool for social media marketing. It can be used to market to a specific demographic, or to investigate a potential hire. The latter purpose is becoming more commonplace, and Facebook is looking to put an end to…

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New report identifies online and mobile industry trends in insurance for BRIC countries

Julie Campbell

A new report has just been released that has provided an in-depth analysis of the adoption of online and mobile commerce strategies by insurance companies in BRIC countries. The report is entitled “Online Strategies of Banking and Insurance Companies in the BRIC Countries”. It provides insight into the latest insurance industry trends in China, India, Brazil, and Russia. What it found was that the industry in those countries are adopting social media as a part of their online and mobile commerce marketing tools. It also looked into the drivers and…

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Insurance Law Podcast examines the use of social media as a tool for the insurance industry

Nordstrom

A.M. Best, a worldwide ratings and financial data services company serving the global insurance industry, has released its latest installment of the Insurance Law Podcast. The series focuses on insurance issues from a legal perspective and seeks to supply viewers with an understanding of how insurance laws are affecting the industry as a whole. This week’s podcast focused on the issue of insurers using social media to price policies and investigate claims. The latest podcast features attorneys Daniel Santaniello and Heather Calhoon from Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Jones law firm.…

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Consumers being warned to protect their social media information from insurance companies

S.Vagus

As social media becomes a popular tool for the insurance industry for investigating claims and, at times, pricing insurance policies, consumers are being warned to watch what information they share on their favorite networking platforms. A new study from the Paw Research Center, a market research and trend analysis firm, shows that the majority of adults in the U.S. (64%) have an active social media presence. The study finds that a scant few of these people have any knowledge on how to protect the information they share on these platforms…

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