Guidewire has characterized the deal as providing the ability to help customers to accelerate replacement of their legacy core systems and to improve management of operational data in their policy, billing, and claims functions.
The Columbus, Ohio-based carrier chose WebXL as a comprehensive solution providing enhanced data access, improved controls and fully automated processing.
Gordon Gaudet, most recently director and co-lead of Deloitte Consulting's Insurance Core Systems Transformation practice, will have responsibility for all IT operations at the P&C insurer.
OMSNIC will use Accenture's Policy Administration, Billing and Claim Components software in order to create a single integrated solution for rating, quoting, underwriting, billing, claims administration and policy lifecycle support.
By consolidating business rules into a central, audit trail-supported repository, DECISION for Insurance is designed to give carriers full control of decision execution throughout the enterprise, and consistency across multiple systems.
In his new role as analyst, former Navy Mutual CIO Tom Benton will report on core system transformation, IT strategy and project management, with a focus on life and annuity carriers.
The new version includes user experience improvements, as well as group business features, such as a dedicated CRM desktop and simplified accounting and underwriting process review.
Celent's Chuck Johnston says its makes sense that compelling new solution offerings in the group administration space should come from property & casualty system vendors such as Exigen.
Along with significant efficiency and ease-of-doing-business benefits for agents, Columbian Financial Group will be able to build on its record of growth more effectively and efficiently through the operational unity afforded by its systems consolidation.
Deciding that the time is right for core policy system replacement isn’t the same as being ready to do so, but mistaking the two is a common trap for insurers to fall into.
CIO Jim Korcykoski and project leader Seth Flory, VP, Business Transformation Office, relate how Nationwide decided the time — and the target system — was right for a package policy admin system implementation for processing policies representing about $9 billion in premium.
The Philadelphia-based vendor, whose forwardPAS system has a pedigree through pioneer L&A-focused system AdminServer, will support Mumbai-based Health India TPA Services’ healthcare claims administration.
Rather than rip-and-replace, optimize your mainframe MIPS for key applications and understanding where you can redeploy MIPS-heavy workloads to alternative, more cost-effective platforms without introducing significant risk.
With Cover-All’s support for ISO-based products, Mountain West Farm Bureau anticipates greater speed-to-market for new products, along with diminished maintenance on rating updates, ease-of-use and paperless efficiencies.
By Erik Stockwell, MajescoMastek | November 05, 2012
Given that CIOs are ready to move forward, why is there not a greater sense of urgency among life/annuity carriers to replace legacy policy administration systems, and, what will it take for them to make the move?
When it comes to searching for the right insurance core system software vendor, should the process be all that different than hiring a high-quality employee?