 Mark Wood, Director of Infrastructure, Highmark COVER STORYInsurers Seek Energy Efficiency Through VirtualizationIn the face of energy availability and cost challenges, and consumer pressure to be good corporate citizens, insurers are greening their enterprises, with a focus on the area of greatest consumption: the data center. FEATUREInsurers Taking More Unified Approach to ComplianceInsurers such as Genworth Financial and RSA Ireland are implementing strategies and technology solutions to address compliance proactively and from a more unified point of view. Sidebar Compliance Becoming Key Component of Core Systems Carriers are increasingly looking to include compliance-related capabilities when upgrading or replacing core systems. UPDATENew York Life Adds Interactive Features to Its Consumer-Facing Web SiteNew functionality deployed at newyorklife.com will enable the visually impaired to hear Web content and give users the power to rate, share and comment on articles. Vendor Acquisitions Could Reshape Insurance Technology Space Will a recent series of vendor acquisitions, including two moves by major horizontal players HP and Oracle, have the leverage to drive further vendor consolidation? WellPoint Launches Mobile Provider Directory WellPoint has developed a version of its online provider directory specifically designed for use on Web-enabled cell phones and other mobile devices. Aetna to Electronically Deliver Care Alerts Aetna will team up with NaviMedix to electronically deliver care alerts to members' physicians. CASE STUDIESInfinity Automates Claims Management With SPSSInfinity Insurance envisions a new role for predictive analytics and partners with SPSS to develop a computerized scoring system for evaluating, routing and managing claims. PPS Overhauls Business Operations With IBM's Insurance Application Architecture Using IBM's modular IAA model and developing with Java, Professional Provident Society breaks legacy system impasse. |
FROM THE EDITORConsolidation Within Insurance Technology Vendor Ranks Isn't New — But Still Creates Customer AnxietyThe talk at the recent ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in Las Vegas was less about standards and more about the implications for the insurance technology industry of two high-profile merger announcements: Oracle's intention to buy policy administration solutions vendor AdminServer, and HP's plan to acquire EDS. 
NAMES IN THE NEWSWorthington Assumes Strategic Role at BCBSTBob Worthington has been named senior vice president and chief strategy officer at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. New John Hancock CIO Allan Hackney to Drive Productivity, Build Staff Hackney's strategic mandate includes development and execution of strategies that increase productivity and efficiency, improve operating risk management, and build greater technical bench strength across the John Hancock enterprise. |