Insurance Networking News: Executive Strategies for Technology Management articles from October 2007

Insurance Networking News: Executive Strategies for Technology Management archives from October 2007

Policy Administration: For Carriers, Platform Consolidation Necessary.
October 1, 2007... To find the wellspring of the insurance industry's reputation for being technologically backward, one need only follow the glow of green screens to the heart of carriers' data centers where "Big Iron" still holds sway. To get a...

Spreading the Wealth: Women of Influence.
October 1, 2007... Most insurance technology executives will tell you that navigating their way to the executive suite is, at the least, a rewarding experience. This adage is true for men and women, but in the male-dominated insurance industry, women tend to...

Knowledge Management: Searching For Knowledge.
October 1, 2007... Have you ever had to find a stud to hang a picture? You knew the stud was there... somewhere... beneath the surface, but you just couldn't find it without exhaustive searching. Finding studs is like locating knowledge management and knowledge...

Turning a Negative into a Positive.(National Center for Women & Information Technology)
October 1, 2007... When INN's editors began research on the topic for this month's cover story, women in insurance industry IT leadership positions, they were charged with finding out how women are faring within the broader context of IT and management. That...

Adapting Technology to Changing Generations: As upcoming retirees become more educated, insurers hoping to snare them must do so with more Web-based tools and services.
October 1, 2007... Pre-retirees and retirees may produce immediate retirement planning profit for insurers, but Generations X and Y also need to start planning for retirement. So how do insurers focus on all generations? "Take a step back and develop a more...

News Briefs.
October 1, 2007... STUDY: INSURERS NEED TO CHANGE U.S. consumers want insurance companies to more effectively communicate new products and services available to them, provide customized policies to better meet their needs and bring their customer experience...

Solutions.
October 1, 2007... ANALYZE ALL TYPES OF CUSTOMER FEEDBACK Attensity Corp., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based business intelligence software provider, has released Attensity Voice of the Customer (VoC), a software solution designed to enable enterprises to analyze and...

News Briefs.(Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
October 1, 2007... OXLEY: U.S. NOT AT SOX DISADVANTAGE One of the co-authors of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act says its introduction in 2002 has not put the United States at a competitive disadvantage with its European counterparts. Michael Oxley, former U.S....

Solutions.(Fortinet Inc. is expanding its lineup of multi-threat security appliances)
October 1, 2007... SECURITY APPLIANCES FOR LARGE COMPANIES Fortinet, a Sunnyvale, Calif. provider of unified threat management (UTM) solutions, is expanding its lineup of multi-threat security appliances. The new FortiGate systems are scalable and deliver up...

The Case for Check 21 and Remote Data Capture: Electronic check processing produces many benefits, including time savings and improved customer service and compliance.
October 1, 2007... Remember when Johnny Carson would become Karnack the Magnificent and answer the question before he opened the envelope holding the question? Well, here is the answer: You will save time and money and improve customer service as well as...

Skills, Salaries and Trends.
October 1, 2007... The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that between 2004 and 2014, 1.49 million new computer- and IT-related jobs will be created. The retiring boomer generation may play a role in these figures, according to the Robert Half...

Diving in Head First: Expanding into new territory is often fraught with perils, but XL Insurance rapidly immersed itself in the U.S. casualty market.(X.L. Insurance Ltd)
October 1, 2007... The need for insurers to evolve in today's competitive marketplace is at an all-time high. Whether expanding to reach an untapped niche, or improving systems and practices just to keep the pace, carriers are constantly in need of setting goals...

2007 INNovators.(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Insurance Networking News received a number of nominees for its 2007 INNovators Award, a special designation intended to advance the spread of business technology acumen in the insurance industry. Their "innovation" was required to have been in...

Rating Systems Move Out Into the Open: Carriers are using technologies such as SOA to squeeze more value from their legacy rating systems.
October 1, 2007... New technologies and competitive pressures are gradually prying open the doors to carriers' rating systems, long locked away in the silos of proprietary or homegrown systems. These rule-driven systems, designed to evaluate potential...

News Briefs.(Association for Information and Image Management expands program)(insurers adding scanning and capture systems)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... AIIM EXPANDS PROGRAM AIIM, the Silver Spring, Md. Enterprise Content Management Association, is expanding its certificate training offerings to include two new programs for business process management and information organization and...

Solutions.(optical transport possible with network solutions)(remote monitoring device bypass routers)
October 1, 2007... OPTICAL TRANSPORT POSSIBLE WITH NETWORK SOLUTION XKL LLC, Redmond, Wash., a provider of network equipment, announced the official launch and availability of the DXM optical transport system. DXM allows IT departments to bypass expensive...

Solutions.
October 1, 2007... RATING & POLICY ADMIN REPORT MANAGER INSTEC, Naperville, Ill., released QuickSolver Reports Manager, an ad-hoc reporting tool for the QuickSolver rating and policy administration software. The product is designed to enable users to view...

News.
October 1, 2007... NER EXPANDS DATABASE SERVICES National Equipment Register (NER), a New York theft recovery and risk management member of the Jersey City, N.J.-based ISO family of companies, is expanding its database of construction and farm equipment...

Who's Buying What: Recent deals for technology software and services.
October 1, 2007... COLONIAL SELECTS IWORKS Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co., Columbia, S.C., selected iWORKS NAVIGATOR, a life insurance and annuity illustration system from SunGard Data Systems Inc., Wayne, Pa. SunGard's iWORKS NAVIGATOR Illustrations...

INN September 2007 Editorial Index.(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Company Name Page # Accenture 42 Adobe Systems Inc. 8 AIIM 36 Allstate...

Ad Index for October 2007.(Directory)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Advertiser Website Address Page # AQS www.aqsadvantage.com 10 AT&T/FMC Executive Forum www.sourcemediaconferences.com/FMC07/index.html 25 AdminServer www.adminserver.com 9 BillMatrix Corp....

Update Your Underwriting: Using new underwriting technology, carriers can convert this core process into competitive advantage.
October 1, 2007... Mounting competition and market shifts are forcing property/casualty insurers to take a new look at core business processes. With an eye toward profitable growth and increased market share, carriers are now focusing on underwriting-an area...