Blog | Management Strategies

How To Build The Right IT Skills
May 18, 2012 @ 15:41 PM | By Jim Ditmore, Informationweek

Every IT pro, no matter how senior, must always be in learning mode, but especially in a lackluster economy.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


How Allstate Shed Stodgy Reputation in Favor of Innovation
May 18, 2012 @ 12:59 PM | By Nathan Golia

Changing the culture of the insurer was a challenge worth taking on, executives said — and social media helped.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Celent Analyst Shares 4 Key Insurance Technology Insights for the Future
May 14, 2012 @ 23:08 PM | By Anthony O'Donnell

Juan Mazzini, Celent's new senior analyst, shares some of the research and advisory firm's high-level insights into the changing terms of technology-driven competition in the insurance industry.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Why Did Health Insurers Get a Head Start in Emulating Retail?
April 27, 2012 @ 10:38 AM | By Nathan Golia

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida opened retail stores three years ago, and several other health carriers told I&T about their admiration for the retail channel. What's driving this innovation in that line of business?

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Microinsurance Isn't Just for Emerging Markets
April 02, 2012 @ 18:53 PM | By Marik Brockman, PwC Insurance Advisory Services

The innovations developed to address the constraints of emerging markets have enabled microinsurance schemes that are applicable to low-growth and under-penetrated life, health and property & casualty markets in mature economies.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Silos Breaking Down in the C-Suite, PEMCO CMO Says
March 23, 2012 @ 11:07 AM | By Nathan Golia

It's not just the CIO and CMO who are becoming fast friends. PEMCO CMO Rod Brooks tells Insurance & Technology that business units are being integrated across the enterprise.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Reflections on MetLife's New Data Vendor Management Group
March 01, 2012 @ 09:15 AM | By Anthony O'Donnell

The insurer's creation of the group for the management and governance of contracts and third party vendors shows recognition of new vendor management challenges.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Why Do Insurance Companies Excel at Developing Women Executives?
February 10, 2012 @ 10:18 AM | By Katherine Burger

Insurance companies and other financial services companies dominate the National Association for Female Executives' 2012 Top 50 Companies for Executive Women ranking. What are insurers doing right for women executives?

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Q&A: Accenture's Dave Nuernberg on Why Insurers' Projects Succeed or Fail
February 06, 2012 @ 11:14 AM | By Anthony O'Donnell

During the last decade, insurers have made significant progress in their ability to manage projects effectively. David J. Nuernberg, a senior executive in Accenture's insurance practice, discusses reasons for failure, best practices and lessons learned that insurers can adopt to maximize the effectiveness of their project management and governance and protect their technology investments.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Prudential Pays $17 Million to Settle Death Benefits
February 03, 2012 @ 12:22 PM | By Nathan Golia

The insurer has agreed to use the Social Security master death file to identify claimants.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


The Insurance Industry's New Normal: Driver of Change or Complacency?
January 19, 2012 @ 12:16 PM | By Katherine Burger

Deloitte's 2012 Global Insurance Outlook says technology must be at the center of any insurer's strategies for coping with the current market conditions. But have we heard this before?

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


How Insurance CIOs Are Creating Value: A Dialogue
January 12, 2012 @ 12:36 PM | By Anthony O'Donnell

A new study from Novarica finds that carriers are doing more new development than ever, as compared to spending on maintenance, but that insurers are challenged to make innovation a matter of routine than special appointment.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Two Insurance IT Predictions from Gartner: Are We Closer Than They Think?
January 09, 2012 @ 11:57 AM | By Nathan Golia

Gartner predicts a social network will become a distribution channel and that health paying and providing will merge by 2014. But the groundwork is well-laid for both.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


X by 2's Top IT Challenges for Insurers in 2012
January 06, 2012 @ 13:18 PM | By Qasim Hussain, Yasir Hussain and Frank Petersmark, X by 2

Partners from the Farmington Hills, Mich.-based consultancy identify nine challenges that will have the widest impact on insurers' core business and technology initiatives during the coming year.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Can Regulation Kick-Start Insurance Innovation?
December 20, 2011 @ 11:41 AM | By Nathan Golia

Usage-based insurance in the UK was thought to be a failed experiment until a ban on gender-based underwriting revived interest. How else can insurers use regulation to spur new technology initiatives?

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Gain Big Savings from Big Vendors
December 13, 2011 @ 14:36 PM | By Jeff Muscarella, NPI

As insurers undertake much-needed modernization efforts, they must optimize investments in their largest vendors to avoid the pitfalls of overspending.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Accenture's Insurance Technology Trends for 2012, Part II
December 12, 2011 @ 11:55 AM | By John Del Santo, Accenture

John Del Santo, managing director of Accenture's global insurance practice discusses four technology trends for 2012: "reflexive" IT security, a risk-based approach to data privacy, social media platforms to drive customer interaction, and a focus on user experience.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Result of Live Budget, Strategies Poll from I&T Summit
November 09, 2011 @ 12:04 PM | By Nathan Golia

We polled attendees on the same questions we posed to readers in advance of the event, comparing and contrasting the results.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Amerihealth Pedometer App Latest Sign of Insurers' Wellness Commitment
November 04, 2011 @ 11:15 AM | By Nathan Golia

Like Independence Blue Cross, New Jersey-based Amerihealth is parlaying a simple sponsorship into a wellness play — and technology is a major component of its value proposition.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry


Four Easy Questions for the Insurance Tech Exec
November 01, 2011 @ 09:48 AM | By Anthony O'Donnell

What are your senior insurance technology officer peers' budget priorities for the coming year? We'd like to know and we're sure you would, too.

continued...
Comment on this blog entry



| By

continued...
Comment on this blog entry



| By

continued...
Comment on this blog entry