VIEWPOINTS/Vendor Views
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Sink or Swim: A Mid-Term View of Virus Impact
Denise Garth | May 28, 2020
COVID-19 has said to insurers, “It’s time to move...
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The Insurance Data Journey Into the New Normal
Ben Moreland | May 20, 2020
Without a very strong focus on data as a strategic and vital corporate asset, insurers will struggle to keep up with the necessary changes in the “new...
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4 Ways AI is Empowering Insurers During COVID-19
Sonny Patel | May 11, 2020
The technological advances born from this moment will help empower insurers for what lies ahead...
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Simplifying the Move to a Third-party Print Provider
Ernie Crawford | December 09, 2019
Case study of how a Fortune 500 employee benefits provider serving 35 million insureds throughout the U.S. and Europe transitioned from in-house...
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The Hidden Costs of Custom Software Systems
David Pittman | December 06, 2018
Customization in the general sense has a very positive connotation. However, in the world of software systems, customization quite often falls short...
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Consider Tackling Insurance Fraud Detection Before Claims Automation
Arnaud Grapinet | January 30, 2018
Fraud detection has always been and will continue to be a critical component of claims management. Learning the lessons from current claims Straight...
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Do Insurance Bots Dream of Mitigating Risk?
Kaushik Gohain & Prateek Vijayvergia | December 06, 2017
Insurance Operations and Knowledge Workers in the Era of Intelligent Technology...
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Selecting a Future-Proof Technology Solution
Cara McFarlane | May 30, 2017
The insurance industry is experiencing one of the most profound transformations in centuries...
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Digital Distribution Fuels Market Network for Insurers
Kathleen Garlasco | November 15, 2016
Today, a similar market network is revolutionizing Property & Casualty insurance as a new option for carriers to sell and market products and for...
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Intelligent Capture Helps Insurers Retain Policyholders
Ian Llado | January 28, 2016
Who among us wouldn’t jump at the chance to improve policyholder retention? The fact is that policyholders respond to your ability to decrease cycle...
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Connectivity Drives New Business in Evolving Benefits Market
Anthony Grosso | July 06, 2015
In spite of all the arm-flapping and hand-waving stirred by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the way health insurance is purchased, and employee...
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Predictive Models: Right Place + Right Time = Better Decisions
JJ Jagannathan | April 06, 2015
Predictive modeling is a powerful tool that can help make better business decisions in every segment of the P&C insurance value chain...
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The Insurance Customer of 2020
Tim Attia | February 09, 2015
There has been a good deal of buzz in the industry about customer centricity, the ideal customer experience, the role of Big Data and analytics, the...
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Feeding the Beast: Three Data Value Considerations
David Lukens | November 24, 2014
Insurance carriers have traditionally used predictive models for pricing, using credit-based insurance scores, and general linear model or GLM-based...
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Do You Know Where Your Insurance Documents Are?
Scott Bannor | October 31, 2014
Among the challenges the insurance industry is currently facing perhaps the least talked about, yet one of the most critical is the increasing...
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Legacy or Epitaph? Insurers Face Challenges With Their Systems
Craig Robinson | August 29, 2014
Information technology changes at warp speed these days, causing ripple changes throughout the commercial world...
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Platform for Success: How to Maximize Legal Technology Solutions
Chris Fields | August 19, 2014
Property and casualty insurers have a multiplicity of concerns that require the attention of legal staff and services...
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Ditch the Onboard Device, But Not the UBI Model
Jake Diner | June 06, 2014
Here is a typical onboard diagnostic device UBI business model...
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Change is Good: Overcoming Resistance to IT Adjustments
Craig Robinson | May 12, 2014
Industries like retail and banking have been leveraging “disruptive” technologies for many years to make customers happier, operations more efficient...
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Five Tablet Considerations for Insurance Field Agents
Mike McMahon | May 05, 2014
For insurers, mobile technology is becoming a business-critical tool, as it allows insurance workers the advantage of bringing all of their files and...
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Centralize Data to Accelerate Core System Replacement
Jack Plunkett | April 28, 2014
So, you've invested in a modern core system. Congratulations. As you are no doubt aware, this is the critical first step in your business...
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Removing the Guesswork for Improved Premium Rating
Stuart Rose | April 21, 2014
The business of insurance consists of evaluating and pricing risks, resulting in a business model that is unlike any other industry. Insurance is the...
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Start the Revolution: Prototyping Helps Developers Get it Right
Michael Overend | April 11, 2014
Prototyping, the iterative modeling of a system, enables users to be actively involved in the development process...
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Lessons from GEICO and Progressive on Winning the Critical Buying Stage
Tim Attia | April 03, 2014
Both Progressive and GEICO have mastered the skill of understanding the consumer thought process and their insurance buying behavior...
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What You Don't Do Can Hurt You
Michael Sauber | March 25, 2014
In 2013, technology initiatives designed to phase out or modernize legacy core administration systems finally moved from “potential” to “reality” for...
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Life Insurance Claims Benefit from Process Optimization
Erik Stockwell | March 13, 2014
The main reason life insurance exists and its true mission is to provide financial stability to families at the time they need it the most—the death...
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Healthcare Insurers Changing to Consumer Model
Lori Gelter | February 24, 2014
Healthcare payers are dealing with a lot in the volatile market with expanding regulations. They are seeing inevitable changes in their business...
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Combatting Cyber Threats: Predict, Prevent, Persist
Carlos Fernandes | February 12, 2014
U.S. companies have become a target for hackers across the world...
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The Future of Telematics Heads Beyond Insurance
Robert Regis Hyle | February 12, 2014
Data collected from automobiles can tell as much about the drivers as it does on how fast they corner turns...
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INSURANCE IT NEWS
- Electronic Chat with Eugenio Gonzalez, Plug and Play
- Nexilis’ Distribution Platform Selected by W.H. Greene and Associates to Drive Underwriting Transformation
- Breeze Adds Critical Illness Insurance to Digital Platform, Growing Partnership with Assurity Life
- Buckle Appoints Sharon Fernandez to Head of Insurance
- InsurTech NY Announces Global Early-Stage Insurtech Competition
- Altshuler Shaham Selects Sapiens for the Operation and Automation of its Provident and Pension Funds
- NetVU Announces Plans for 2021 Accelerate Conference
- Openly Secures $40M in Series B Funding Round to Accelerate Rapid Growth
ELECTRONIC CHAT
The Email Chat is a regular feature of the ITA Pro magazine and website. We send a series of questions to an insurance IT leader in search of thought-provoking responses on important issues facing the insurance industry.
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Electronic Chat with Jonathan Roomer, Co-Founder, YuLife
Laura Mazzuca Toops
The YuLife app rewards policyholders for looking after their well-being – if they go for a walk or practice meditation... READ MORE
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BLOGS AND COLUMNS
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Down Market Opportunities Beckon Benefits Insurers
You have surely heard it said that small businesses are the growth engine for America. Today, the phrase has a special ring to it for benefits... READ MORE
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Technology at the Heart of Change in Insurance
With stagnant growth and lingering low interest rates, the life insurance industry faces a challenging future... READ MORE
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Got Policies? IVANS Service Helps Feed Commercial Lines Producers
Finding insurance carriers willing to write commercial lines risks has always been a challenge for producers... READ MORE
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Technology Changes Coming Faster than Ever for Insurers
As Guidewire Software prepares for the start of Connections, its 11th annual user conference that begins on Nov. 2, Brian Desmond, chief marketing... READ MORE
Vendor Views
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Sink or Swim: A Mid-Term View of Virus Impact
COVID-19 has said to insurers, “It’s time to move... READ MORE
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Partner News
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Big Data and Insurtech: A Carrier Perspective
Insurance has always relied on large volumes of data to gauge customer behavior and more. But as big data has gotten bigger, insurtech has empowered... READ MORE
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